Mirabelle (Astrid Lindgren book)

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Mirabelle
AuthorAstrid Lindgren
Original titleMirabell
IllustratorPija Lindenbaum
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
PublisherRabén & Sjögren
Publication date
2002
Published in English
2003

Mirabelle (original title: Mirabell) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.

Plot[]

Britta-Kajsa's greatest wish is to get a doll. But a doll is very expensive and her parents don't have a lot of money.

One day, when Britta-Kajsa's parents are at work, Britta-Kajsa meets a strange little man. The latter asks Britta-Kajsa to open a gate for him so that he can drive through it with his carriage. Britta-Kajsa does as she is told. The little man explains that he can't give her any money, but a tiny little seed that she can plant into the garden.

Some time after Britta-Kajsa planted the seed, a doll grows out of it. Britta-Kajsa shows the doll to her amazed parents who cannot believe what they see. Later, Britta-Kajsa takes the doll into her room. Suddenly the doll starts to speak and says that her name is Mirabelle. From then on, Britta-Kajsa and Mirabelle do almost everything together. Britta-Kajsa thinks she has the greatest doll in the world.

Background[]

The book was first published in Sweden in 2002 and was illustrated by Pija Lindenbaum.[1]

The book has been adapted into several theater plays.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Analysis[]

According to Jens Andersen the doll Mirabelle is a manifestation of Britta-Kajsa's "need for closeness, friendship, and affection."[8]

According to Cromme Britta-Kajsa shows the characteristics of a well-behaved girl. She wants a doll as a toy, is helpful towards strangers, has intuition and accepts her parents' values without contradiction The female aspects of Britta-Kajsa become even stronger when she starts behaving like a caring mom who loves her pretty daughter (the doll). At first the doll, is only interested in her new clothes. Later the doll shows self-confidence (the doll insists on the name Mirabelle), wildness, naughtiness and self-determination, for example when she tells Britta-Kajsa what she doesn't want to eat.[9]

Reception[]

Maria Ribbeck praises the illustrations by Pija Lindenbaum. Her pictures are wonderful, with rich colors and a crazy chicken appearing on every page."[10]

Galline Volanti praises the illustrations and text by Astrid Lindgren. The story never gets boring. It is never exaggerated, never bland, often brilliant and always meaningful.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Astrid Lindgren/Pija Lindenbaum. Die Puppe Mirabell".
  2. ^ "Lindgren, Astrid.Die Puppe Mirabell".
  3. ^ Stefan Palm. "Die Puppe Mirabell".
  4. ^ "Die Puppe Mirabell".
  5. ^ "Mirabell, die Puppe aus dem Samenkorn".
  6. ^ "Die Puppe aus dem Blumentopf".
  7. ^ "Theater "Die Käuze". Die Puppe Mirabell".
  8. ^ Jens Andersen (2018): Astrid Lindgren: The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking. Yale University Press. P.197 ISBN 9780300235135
  9. ^ Gabriele Cromme (1996): Astrid Lindgren und die Autarkie der Weiblichkeit: literarische Darstellung von Frauen und Mädchen in ihrem Gesamtwerk, Kovač, P.74-75 ISBN 9783860644089
  10. ^ Maria Ribbeck. "Bücher: „Die Puppe Mirabell" von Astrid Lindgren und Pija Lindenbaum".
  11. ^ Galline Volanti. "Mirabell e l'unicità di Astrid Lindgren".
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