Author Åke Lundgren talks in words and pictures about his new documentary book, which took 48 years to complete. It is the story of Christina Chatarina Larsdotter (1819-1854), known as Långa Lappflickan, Stor-Stina and The Lapland Giantess.
This unique woman's fate was the subject of Åke's first novel "Långa lappflickan - sägnen om Stor-Stina" (1981). It was later revised and published as an anniversary edition in 2011. Now her remains have been found and Åke has written a comprehensive documentary about her fate:"Sápmi's Giantess - The Truth about the Long Lapp Girl".It is richly illustrated and contains a large amount of factual material collected over 48 years.
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Author Åke Lundgren talks in words and pictures about his new documentary book, which took 48 years to complete. It is the story of Christina Chatarina Larsdotter (1819-1854), known as Långa Lappflickan, Stor-Stina and The Lapland Giantess.
This unique female fate was the subject of Åke’s first novel ”Långa lappflickan – sägnen om Stor-Stina” (1981) . It was later reworked and came out as an anniversary edition in 2011. Now her remains have been found and Åke has written an extensive documentary about her fate: ”Sápmi’s giantess – the truth about the Långa lapflickan”. It is richly illustrated and contains a large amount of factual material collected over 48 years.
