The Brothers Lionheart - Hardcover

Lindgren, Astrid; Morgan, Jill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1930900244 ISBN 13: 9781930900240

Publisher: Purple House Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Brothers Lionheart is a remarkable book. Astrid Lindgren surely gains new stature in a probing world far removed from Pippi Longstocking -- this one is far deeper, and more demanding of courage, than any of Lindgren's previous works. Even on a surface level, the story must be her most unusual and unexpected; but what sticks in the mind are the endlessly fascinating quesions she raises. Lindgren is speculating not only on the human situation but on the very nature of what may or may nor lie very darkly beyond it. It may be unsettling, but that's exactly as it should be.

--Lloyd Alexander

About the Author:

Born in Sweden in 1907. During the course of her life she wrote over 40 books for children. She once commented: 'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way too.' Many of her stories are based upon her memories of childhood, and filled with lively and unconventional characters. Perhaps the best known is Pippi Longstocking, first published in Sweden in 1945. It was an immediate success with children, and was later published in England in 1954. During her lifetime, Lindgren was awarded dozens of Swedish and international prizes for her writing, among them the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958. In 1989 a theme park dedicated to her - Astrid Lindgren's World - was opened in the author's home town of Vimmerby. She died in 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Purple House Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1930900244
• ISBN 13: 9781930900240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 231
• Illustrator: Wikland Ilon