Pippi‘s Papa and a totally true story from the Pacific

The biography of the Swede Carl Pettersson (1875-1937) shows astonishing parallels to the tales about Pippi Longstocking and her father Efraim, the “South Sea king”. Pettersson worked for the German New Guinea Company in the Pacific. After a shipwreck, he settled on the Tabar Islands, established coconut plantations and started a family. Based on the life circumstances of Pettersson, his wife Singdo and their children, this book tells a story of German colonialism in the Pacific. This book also aims to inspire reflection on how we should deal with colonial world views in classical children’s books today.

Editors: Jeanette Kokott, Johanna Wild

Binding: Softcover

Publisher: MARKK Hamburg

Pages: 178 Publishing

date: 2024

Language: English

ISBN 9783944193304