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Barbro Lindgren

1937 - Today

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Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Ten years later, she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbro Lindgren is the 4,848th most popular writer (down from 4,830th in 2019), the 763rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 734th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Barbro Lindgren ranks 4,848 out of 7,302. Before her are Zhu Ziqing, Tommaso Grossi, Martin Suter, Gavino Ledda, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, and Rachid Boudjedra. After her are Joseph Roumanille, Antanas Baranauskas, Rodolfo Walsh, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Nancy Huston, and Grant Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Barbro Lindgren ranks 369. Before her are David Bailie, Nélida Piñon, Göran Tunström, Gary Lockwood, Manfred Krug, and Pino Puglisi. After her are Antonio Bailetti, Akram Aylisli, François Bonlieu, Jim Harrison, Klara Guseva, and Nikolay Drozdov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Barbro Lindgren ranks 763 out of 1,879. Before her are Göran Tunström (1937), Gertrud Adelborg (1853), Nils Rosén (1902), Elisabeth Andreassen (1958), Pia Cramling (1963), and Victor Hasselblad (1906). After her are Astrid Cleve (1875), Bertha Valerius (1824), Sven Jacobsson (1914), Stellan Bengtsson (1952), Bo Ekelund (1894), and Irma Johansson (1932).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Barbro Lindgren ranks 65. Before her are Per Wästberg (1933), Elin Wägner (1882), Dan Andersson (1888), Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), and Göran Tunström (1937). After her are Jan Arnald (1963), Dagmar Lange (1914), Kjell Espmark (1930), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Mats Wahl (1945), and Lukas Moodysson (1969).

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