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Karlsson-on-the-Roof
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This article is about the fictional character. For the rally driver nicknamed Carlsson-on-the-Roof, see Erik Carlsson.
Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Swedish: Karlsson på taket) is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip Barnaby (1942) by Crockett Johnson.[1]
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![]() Karlsson with Svante "Lillebror" (little brother) Svanteson on a Russian stamp (1992). | |
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Author | Astrid Lindgren |
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Original title | Karlsson på taket |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
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