I have never experienced being madly in love the way most people seem to have been, although it is not something I would miss. Instead I have had an enormous ability to love my children and my grandchildren and my great grandchildren.

In the parliamentary election later in the same year the Social Democrat government was voted out for the first time in 44 years and the Lindgren tax debate was one of several controversies that may have contributed to this result. As of December 2012 Astrid Lindgren is the world's 20th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. She had two sisters and a brother Gunnar Ericsson who eventually became a member of the Swedish parliament.

As of December 2012 Astrid Lindgren is the world's 20th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson) (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋɡreːn] ([Image] listen)) 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.