Pippi Longstocking Named Bulgaria's Favorite Children's Book

Society » CULTURE | June 24, 2011, Friday // 13:54
Bulgaria: Pippi Longstocking Named Bulgaria's Favorite Children's Book "The Book about Pippi Longstocking", the Swedish title says. File photo

Astrid Lindgren Pippi Longstocking has been named as the Bulgarians' most loved children reading experience according to the results from the "The Little Big Read" campaign, organized by the Bulgarian National television.

The strong and assertive Swedish girl "defeated" the much more modern Harry Potter, though by a very little margin – 16.2% of the viewers' vote against 15% for the latter.

Astrid Lindgren is obviously a strong favorite among the world's children's books authors in the Balkan country, according to the vote, in which people from all age groups were allowed to take part.

Emil of L?nneberga has been placed 5th by the voters and Karlsson-on-the Roof series is 9th. The highest-ranked Bulgarian entry is Elin Pelin's classic Yan Bibiyan.

Pippi Longstocking, named by Lindgren's then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her mother one day when she was home sick from school, is one of the world's most renown fictional characters and her stories have been adapted into multiple films and television series.

In 2009, the novel "Under the Yoke" by renowned Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov officially became Bulgaria's favorite novel, according to "The Big Read" campaign, organized by the Bulgarian National television (BNT), under the BBC trademark.

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