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Lindgren, Astrid

Mio, My Son

175 pp. | NYRB | May, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-870-6 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-59017-871-3
Reissue (2003, Purple House)
(3) 4-6 Translated by Jill Morgan. Illustrated by Ilon Wikland. In this wish-fulfillment fantasy originally published in 1954, a neglected foster child in Stockholm discovers that he is the long-lost son of the King of Farawayland. There Mio finds happiness but must embark on a dangerous quest. Child-pleasing details and adventures move the plot along, but the tone is permeated with Mio's need for his father's love, imbuing the book with melancholy longing.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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