by Astrid Lindgren · Editorial Kókinos · tapa dura · ISBN 9788419475589
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Kalle Blomkvist is a young aspiring detective who admires characters like Hercule Poirot. During the summer holidays, he discovers strange events in his town and, with his friends Anders and Eva-Lotta, ventures into a dangerous investigation. This detective novel is the first in a series of three. Astrid Lindgren worked as a secretary for a professor of criminology, which influenced this trilogy. The character of Mikael Blomkvist, from the Millenium trilogy, is nicknamed Kalle Blomkvist, and Lisbeth is inspired by Pippi Longstocking.
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is most notable for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and The Six Bullerby Children, and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
