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Karin Nyman: My mother Astrid Lindgren, and the night I named Pippi Longstocking | Children and teenagers | The Guardian
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Karin Nyman: My mother Astrid Lindgren, and the night I named Pippi Longstocking | Children and teenagers | The Guardian
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aucharbon on Twitter: "Swedish writer Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (born Ericsson), known for her book Pippi Longstocking, and her son Lars, 1930 https://t.co/JJt1gvAtOi" / Twitter
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