The Brothers Lionheart Author:Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland (Illustrator), Joan Tate (Translator) There's no one Karl Lion loves more than his older brother, Jonathan, who is brave, strong, and handsome - everything Karl believes he is not. Karl never wants to be parted from him, but Karl is sick, and knows he's going to die. To comfort him, Jonathan tells him stories of Nangiyala, the place he'll be going to when he dies.