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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 09:47, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
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Astrid Lindgren
- ... that Astrid Lindgren can be read in 100 languages? Source: mynewsdesk.com "During the spring of 2017 Astrid Lindgren’s books reached the 100 languages mark."
Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Self-nominated at 07:40, 28 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Astrid Lindgren; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Recent GA pass verified. QPQ done. I ran Earwig; it picked up only what looked like a web scraper copy from us. The article sourcing in general is within DYK's stricter rules. The hook is interesting and I think the metonymy in its wording makes it more intriguing. The hook source does verify the hook claim, and is footnoted in the article, but I note that it is a press release. Does that really count as a reliable source? Can we maybe find a better source for the same claim? —David Eppstein (talk) 05:25, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- David Eppstein: The same figure is claimed at Dagens Vimmerby ("Milestone for Astrid Lindgren's books - translated to 100 languages"). I'll replace the ref in the article now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:36, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks! The new source looks reliable and checks out. That was the only issue, so good to go with the new reference. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:48, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- Confusing hook, because she cannot be read in 100 languages; her books can. Bruxton (talk) 03:20, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
- That was one of the things I liked about the hook; see reference to metonymy, above. More specifically it is the metonymy of author for text, one of the standard forms. See e.g. https://books.openedition.org/chbeck/1621?lang=en, section II. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:48, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
- Confusing hook, because she cannot be read in 100 languages; her books can. Bruxton (talk) 03:20, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
- David Eppstein: The same figure is claimed at Dagens Vimmerby ("Milestone for Astrid Lindgren's books - translated to 100 languages"). I'll replace the ref in the article now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:36, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
