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Lindgren, Astrid

(Encyclopedia) Lindgren, Astrid, 1907–2002, Swedish author of children's fiction, b. Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson. She worked as a secretary before turning to writing as a profession and later was a…

Astrid Lindgren 2002 Deaths

Astrid LindgrenAge: 94 Swedish author who wrote the classic children's book Pippi Longstocking. Pippi, a headstrong, rude orphan who answered only to herself, caused quite a stir when she…

Top 100 Works in World Literature

Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…

Giulio Romano

(Encyclopedia) Giulio RomanoGiulio Romanoj&oomacr;ˈlyō rōmäˈnō [key], c.1492–1546, Italian painter, architect, and decorator, whose real name was Giulio Pippi. He was the favorite pupil of…

Brewer's: Roman

(The) Jean Dumont, the French painter, le Romain (1700-1781). Stephen Picart, the French engraver, le Romain (1631-1721). Giulio Pippi, Giulio Romano (1492-1546). Adrian van Roomen, the…

children's literature

(Encyclopedia) children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The contributions and innovations of the 19th cent. continued into the 20th…