by Maria Gripe · EDICIONES SM · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467529241
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«Los escarabajos vuelan al atardecer» is the young adult mystery novel by Maria Gripe, published by EDICIONES SM in hardcover (422 pages, in Spanish).
Three boys looking after an uninhabited house discover a mystery in the attic and a packet of letters from the 18th century. The letters tell a tragic love story between Émile and Andreas, linked to a curse, while the protagonists try to solve the enigma.
The work belongs to the Conmemorativos collection. Its original title is «Tordyveln flyger i skymningen», first published in 1978.
Aimed at young readers aged 13 and over, it combines adventure, friendship and suspense in a summer-reading novel.
Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characters presented in short series of three or four books. For her lasting contribution to children's literature, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1974.
