Karlsson på taket - Stockholm, Sweden - Famous Fictional Figures on Waymarking.com

Karlsson on the Roof is a little fat man with a propeller on his back, a well-known figure of the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren.

Karlsson on the roof is about Little Brother, who is a lonely child, but together with Karlsson he experiences many things. Karlsson has a propeller on his back so he can fly. The propeller comes out when he presses his navel. It is unknown whether Karlsson is real or Little Brother's imaginary friend.

Astrid Lindgren has written three books about Karlsson on the Roof:
Karlsson on the Roof (1955)
Karlsson on the Roof Flies Again (1962)
Karlsson on the Roof Sneaks Again (1968). (visit link)


In this version of Karlsson on the Roof, he is wearing VR goggles with a drone controller in his hands. A modern Karlsson on the Roof. The artist Mihály Kolodko made the figure.

The books about Karlsson on the roof have also been made into films.


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Character Type: Literature Character originator: Astrid Lindgren Internet Link: [Web Link] Address or Location: The small figure of Karlsson is placed on a fence at Fjällgatan, which is high above the harbor area in Stockholm. That is why it is a well-chosen place for Karlsson on the roof ​

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