- Dates: 1945 - 1999
- Type: Book Series
This Book Series is referred to by The Girl Who Played with Fire written by Stieg Larsson
part of Millennium
When Blomkvist discovers Lisbeth's secret apartment, he discovers that the name Lisbeth has used is V. Kulla. "Where else should Kalle Blomkvist, nicknamed for an Astrid Lindgren character, look for her [Lisbeth] than at Pippi Longstocking's Villa Villekulla?".
Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed without difficulty. She frequently mocks and dupes adults she encounters, an attitude likely to appeal to young readers; however, Pippi usually reserves her worst behavior for the most pompous and condescending of adults. Pippi's anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse. Like Peter Pan, Pippi does not want to grow up. She is the daughter of a buccaneer captain and as such has adventurous stories to tell. She has four best friends, two animal (her horse and a monkey) and two human, the neighbor's children Tommy and Annika.