Pija Lindenbaum
artist
Pija Lindenbaum
- Born
- Sweden
Pija Lindenbaum is an illustrator, designer and author. Her books are psychological dramas filled with humour and originality. Reality and fantasy often come together, and the child’s perspective consistently shines through, both in the image details and in her choice of words. The children are allowed to be themselves. She likes to depict sullen, slightly different children, as those are the ones she finds it easiest to understand. But whoever she’s writing about, she always deals with complex matters like class, power, mental illness and politics. Pija Lindenbaum has received a number of Swedish and international prizes and awards, including the August Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize.
