Pippi Longstocking

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Pippi Longstocking
Author(s)	Astrid Lindgren
Original title	Pippi Långstrump
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Genre(s)	Children's novel
Publication date	1945
Media type	Print
ISBN	0-14-030957-8
OCLC Number	2798770

Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a 1945 children's novel by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren wrote the book for her 8-year-old daughter, who apparently was sick in bed.

Plot

Pippi is a 9-year-old who lives in an old villa in a Swedish town (which remains unnamed in the series) with a horse and a pet monkey. Her mother is dead and her father, a sailor, is missing. Her chief attribute is that she possesses extraordinary physical strength, enough that she is able to live by herself without any possibility of adult interference (an attempt by two policeman to take her to a children's home is spectacularly unsuccessful). She meets Tommy and Annika, two children living next door. They then have all sorts of adventures, including searching for odds and ends, having a picnic in the woods, and introducing Pippi to school (see article on Pippi Longstocking).

Genesis

In 1944, Astrid Lindgren sent the manuscript of the book to Bonnier Publishers but they turned it down, which is considered one of the biggest mistakes in publishing history.^{[citation needed]} The manuscript was then sent to and accepted by another publishing company, Rabén and Sjögren. The first four Pippi books were published in 1945–1948, with an additional series of six books published in 1969–1975. Two final stories were printed in 1979 and 2000. The books have been translated into numerous languages.

External links

• Pippi Longstocking — Swedish rebel and feminist role model

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