The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is a classic Swedish children's novel that follows a mischievous boy shrunk to tiny size who travels across Sweden on the back of a goose, blending fantasy with vivid depictions of the country's geography and folklore.

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instanceOf Swedish literature
novel
author Selma Lagerlöf NERFINISHED
awardedAuthor Nobel Prize in Literature to Selma Lagerlöf
character Akka of Kebnekaise NERFINISHED
Mårten the goose NERFINISHED
Nils Holgersson NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Swedish National Teachers Association NERFINISHED
contributedTo international recognition of Selma Lagerlöf
countryOfOrigin Sweden
educationalFocus geography
natural history
firstPartPublicationYear 1906
genre children's literature
educational fiction
fantasy
hasAdaptation animated television series
feature film
radio drama
stage play
intendedUse school textbook
mainCharacter Nils Holgersson NERFINISHED
narrativeMode third-person narration
originalLanguage Swedish
originalTitle Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige NERFINISHED
plotElement boy shrunk to tiny size
journey on the back of a goose
protagonistTrait mischievous
publicationYear 1906
1907
publisher Svenska Läraresällskapet NERFINISHED
secondPartPublicationYear 1907
setting Lapland NERFINISHED
Skåne NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
Swedish countryside
structure two-part work
theme Swedish folklore
geography of Sweden
patriotism
personal growth
respect for animals
translatedInto English
French
German
Japanese

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Selma Lagerlöf notableWork The Wonderful Adventures of Nils