Barbro Lindgren. Award Laureate 2014 1
Barbro Lindgren is a literary pioneer. Using adve
nturous language and rich psychological nuance, she has reinvented not only the picture book for the very young but also the absurd prose story, the existential children’s poem, and realistic young adult fiction. With perfect pitch, she presents to us both playful shenanigans and moments of bright joy, the inscrutable nature of life and the nearness of death. The Citation of the Jury The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Swedish Arts Council | P.O. Box 27215 | 102 53 Stockholm | Visit: Borgvägen 1–5, Stockholm, Sweden Phone +46 (0)8 519 264 00 | Fax +46 (0)8 519 264 99 | literatureaward@alma.se | www.alma.se Photo Barbro Lindgren: Stefan Tell.