The Glassblower's Children by Maria Gripe

This change in her writing style from her less mature work was partly a result of the influence of Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte and Emily Brontë, and Carl Jonas Love Almquist, and partly a reaction to violence in entertainment that had begun to gain ground in cultural expression Gripe sought to manufacture plot tension in less overt ways. Much of her writing, particularly the later works, is suffused with a supernatural or mystical element. Their daughter Camilla Gripe is also a children's author. After a long period of dementia Maria Gripe died at 83 in a nursing home in Rönninge outside Stockholm her husband Harald had predeceased her by 15 years. During most of her adult life Maria Gripe lived in Nyköping, where an adaptation of her book Agnes Cecilia was filmed. Maria Gripe's first major success was Josephine (1961), the first of a series of novels that later included Hugo and Josephine and Hugo. His illustration career, in fact, began in connection with his wife's debut as author of I vår lilla stad ('In our little town'). In 1946 she married the artist Harald Gripe, who created cover illustrations for most of her books. ACERCA DEL AUTOR: Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923, Vaxholm, Uppland – 5 April 2007, Rönninge), was a Swedish author of books for children and young people, often written in a magical and mystical tone. BOOK DESCRIPTION: A tale, told once as a fairy tale and once as an allegory, recording the various reactions to an explorer's announcement that he has discovered a land not on the map.

3) TITULO: 'THE LAND BEYOND' AUTOR: MARÍA GRIPE EDITOR: DELL BOOK PRIMERA EDICIÓN - IMPRESO EN USA - AÑO 1978 ISBN: 9780440046455 TAPAS DURAS - 217 PÁGINAS - 14,5 x 21,5 cm.

In The Glassblower’s Children Maria Gripe has drawn on fairy tales and Norse myths to tell a thrilling story with a very modern sensibility.B-95 - (EST. At the fair the family meets Flutter Mildweather, a weaver of magical rugs that foretell the future, and Klas and Klara come the attention of the splendid Lord and Lady of All Wishes Town, who have everything they want except for one thing: children.įull of curious and vivid characters-like the one-eyed raven Wise Wit, who can only see the bright side of life, and the monstrous governess Nana, whose piercing song can shatter glass- The Glassblower’s Children also ponders such serious matters as what it means to find meaningful work and the difference between what you want and what you need. Every year Albert goes to the fair to try to sell his wares, and sometimes Sofia and the children go too. Albert makes the most beautiful glass bowls and vases (unfortunately they are so impractical that no one will buy them), while Sofia supports the family by working in the fields. By the Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children’s LiteratureĪlbert the Glassblower and Sofia are the loving parents of little Klas and Klara.

The Glassblower's Children by Maria Gripe