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Meryl:
Those are lovely drawings, Sonja!  No wonder Swedes love them.  8)

Penthesilea:

--- Quote from: Sason on May 25, 2013, 06:53:49 pm ---Yup, as expected, only a few days after I posted this I read about a 50th anniversary!

This year it's exactly 50 years since Emil in Lönneberga saw the day of light. He's an incredibly well known and ditto loved character in a series of children's books written by Astrid Lindgren, who also wrote the books about Pippi Långstrump (Longstocking).

Emil, and her other characters, are extremely popular here, they make up a cultural frame of reference, shared by every single person living in Sweden. Generation after generation of children meet them in books and films that never get old. Year after year, Astrid Lindgren's books occupy all the top ranks on the list of most borrowed books in Swedish public libraries.


Did I say Astrid Lindgren is popular here?   ;D

Here is Emil, a boy who's always up to mischief:

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They're very popular here, too. Astrid Lindgren is THE classic of children's literature, next to Kästner. I also read Michel's stories to my children. Oh yeah, in German Emil's name is Michel, and I remember how shocked I was when I heard for the first time his real name is Emil! :laugh:
I almost named Oliver after him!

I loved the movies as a child, and later watching them with my own children. As a child, I had a strong dislike of the father, who I perceived as a truly evil character. As a parent, I felt for the poor father. Talk about perspective, lol. :laugh:

Sason:

--- Quote from: Meryl on May 25, 2013, 09:50:20 pm ---Those are lovely drawings, Sonja!  No wonder Swedes love them.  8)

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Glad you like them, Meryl!

I think they're really cute. The artist's name is Björn Berg (not Borg LOL), and he's a very well known illustrator here.

Sason:
Michel!!!!  :o

Hmpf!!   >:(






 ;D

serious crayons:
Here's a page full of photojournalism from 1963 (it says "the world in 1963," but the POV is pretty US-centric, I'm afraid). It should dispel any notions anyone has (not here, but I've heard this kind of thing expressed elsewhere) that the early '60s were idyllic and peaceful.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/50-years-ago-the-world-in-1963/100460/

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