Nalle Puh Winnie-the-Pooh in Swedish (Swedish Edition) - Softcover

Milne, A. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4871872890 ISBN 13: 9784871872898

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2017

Synopsis

Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book in the world and in Sweden. Swedish is a language read and spoken by ten million people in Sweden and in parts of neighboring Finland. This translation of this book into Swedish is by Brita af Geijerstam. When Winnie the Pooh first came out in 1926, she received it as a gift from a friend in England. She started translating it to read it to her eldest son. When she finished the translations, she was encouraged her to go to Albert Bonnier's publishing house. She convinced him that the book would be a great sensation. He published it as a book in 1930. After that, there were picture books, short stories and coloring books in more than twenty editions all based on the translations by Brita af Geijerstam.

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About the Author:

This translation of this book into Swedish is by Brita af Geijerstam. When Winnie the Pooh first came out in 1926, she received it as a gift from a friend in England. She started translating it to read it to her eldest son. When she finished the translations, she was encouraged to go to Albert Bonnier's publishing house. She convinced him that the book would be a great sensation. He published it as a book in 1930. After that, there were picture books, short stories and coloring books in more than twenty editions all based on the translations by Brita af Geijerstam. She opened her own dance school in 1934 and became famous as a dance teacher as well. She was born as Brita Gemmel on March 20, 1902 in the Rock of Skåne, Sweden. She grew up in Stockholm from the age of six. She was married three times and outlived all her husbands. Her first husband was Ragnar of Geijerstam (1901-1946). A few years after his death, she married his cousin, Bengt van Geijerstam. She continued as a dance teacher until age 75. She died at age 101 years old on September 9, 2003 in Bromma, Sweden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ishi Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 4871872890
• ISBN 13: 9784871872898
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Shepard E. H.