When uncle einar comes unexpectedly to visit his nextdoor neighbor evalotta, he immediately begins to shadow him. Readers of astrid lindgrens earlier bill bergson, master detective, will need no introduction to bills habit of combining a day dream of superdetection with active participation in the rough. In 1945, the swedish writer astrid lindgren invented pippi longstocking and broke the mould of childrens literature. With bill bergson, master detective, lindgren wanted to. It is based on the novel with the same name, written by astrid lindgren. The german translation is available and a big success. In my version the location is england instead of sweden. Masterdetektiven blomkvist is a 1947 swedish film about kalle blomkvist, directed by rolf husberg. Bill bergson, of all of astrids characters, is one that held absolutely no draw for me. Bill bergson, master detective by astrid lindgren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
It is the first in the series about the swedish boy detective, in english translation named bill bergson swedish name. This work was followed in 1951 by bill bergson lives dangerously and in 1953 by bill bergson and the white rose rescue. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Being an austrian i was shocked when i just realized that i cant order this book for relatives in the us. Kalle blomkvist is a fictional character created by swedish writer astrid lindgren. And amazingly he finds that einar has hidden a treasure in the old castle and is a fugitive from the police. I found and read this book because of the tiein to stieg larsons the girl who. Nevertheless, i ordered it through interlibrary loan and started reading it. Bill bergson, master detective project, based on the book by astrid lindgren. He identifies clues, investigates enigmas, and solves the riddle surrounding a mysterious stranger while the police and other adults overlook or dismiss. Bill bergson did fancy himself quite the master detective but the book was a bit too quaint for me. The first book featuring him was published in 1946. Click to read more about bill bergson, master detective by astrid lindgren. Bill bergson, master detective hardcover 1952 by herbert antoine translated from swedish by astrid lindgren author, louis s.