Madicken is a fictional character created by the Swedish author

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

. Madicken appeared in six books, two films — '' Du är inte klok Madicken'' (1979) (''You're out of your mind, Maggie'') and ''

Madicken på Junibacken ''Madicken på Junibacken'' is a 1980 Swedish film about the Astrid Lindgren character Madicken, directed by Göran Graffman. Cast * Jonna Liljendahl as Margareta "Madicken" Engström * Liv Alsterlund as Lisabet * Monica Nordquist as Kajsa * Bjö ...

'' (1980) (''Meg of June Hill'') — and a TV series (1979). ''Du är inte klok Madicken'' is about a 7-year-old

middle class The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Commo ...

girl, during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. The follow-up movie ''Madicken på Junibacken'' from 1980 is edited from various episodes of the TV production "Madicken" which screened in 1980. However, the events of the first film are set after the second film. Her full name is Margareta Engström, but the only time anyone uses it is when admonishing her. Her mother is a

housewife A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which includes caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; making, buying an ...

- they have a

maid A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids ...

nanny A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern ...

named Alva who does the work around the house—and her father is the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of the local newspaper.

References

External links

IMDB
{{Astrid Lindgren Astrid Lindgren characters Swedish children's novels Series of books Swedish children's literature Fictional Swedish people Fiction set in the 1910s Literary characters introduced in 1960 1960 children's books Book series introduced in 1960 Female characters in literature

See also

References

External links