War diaries 1939-1945 : Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945 / Astrid Lindgren ; translated from the Swedish by Sarah Death ; with a foreword by Karin Nyman.
2016
PT9875.L598 Z46 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
War diaries 1939-1945 : Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945 / Astrid Lindgren ; translated from the Swedish by Sarah Death ; with a foreword by Karin Nyman.
Uniform Title
Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945. English
ISBN
9780300220049 (hardcover)
0300220049 (hardcover)
0300220049 (hardcover)
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from the Swedish.
Description
235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
PT9875.L598 Z46 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
839.7372
Summary
Before she became internationally known for her Pippi Longstocking books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer a civilian's, a mother's, and an aspiring writer's unique account of the devastating conflict. She emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and astute observer of world affairs. We hear her thoughts about rationing, blackouts, the Soviet invasion of Finland, and the nature of evil, as well as of her personal heartbreaks, financial struggles, and trials as a mother and writer.
Note
"First published in 2015 as Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945 by Salikon Förlag, Sweden" -- Title page verso.
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