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Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (born Ericsson; Swedish: [ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋɡreːn] ( listen); 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for children 's book series featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the- Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children ( Children of Noisy Village in the US), as well as the children 's fantasy novels Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, and The Brothers Lionheart. In January 2017, she was calculated to be the world 's 18th most translated author, and the fourth most-translated children 's writer after Enid Blyton, H. C. Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Lindgren has so far sold roughly 165 million books worldwide.