Mi mundo perdido

This is a book of Astrid Lindgren's memoirs and recollections, as well as lectures, thoughts, and reflections on life, and especially on childhood and reading. A book written for all those readers who often asked her if her characters really existed, if the places she described were real, or how the inspiring and fantastical Pippi Longstocking came to be. She tells us the love story of her parents, through which her ability to perceive what is good and essential shines through. She also tells us about the beginning of her great adventure: when, in a humble kitchen, she first heard the tale of Bam-Bam and the fairy Viribunda, and discovered, without yet knowing it, that books would be a fundamental part of her life.