Memory of the World; 2012 - unesdoc - Unesco

� Astrid Lindgren sharing her work with a group of children
in the 1970s.
that prompted her first to speak out publicly, and the
subject of a satirical tale she wrote.
The archives were compiled by Astrid Lindgren herself
and they include draft material, letters, photos, audiovisual
recordings and other material in addition to her
manuscripts of books, films and plays. She rarely copied
her own outgoing correspondence (although there are
carbon copies of a few hundred of her letters), but there
are tens of thousands of letters and notes from readers,
approximately half of which are from children. The rest
come from adults of all walks of life, including publishers,
� Astrid Lindgren with her most famous character,
Pippi Longstocking.
politicians, other authors, teachers, bus drivers and royalty.
The correspondence also includes her personal and family
letters, allowing a glimpse that spans Astrid Lindgren’s
public and private lives – a feature virtually unique
among authors’ archives. In all, the material stretches
for approximately 100 metres of shelving.
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