by María Gripe · Sm · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434840461
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«Los hijos del vidriero» is the children's novel by María Gripe, published by SM in hardcover (191 pages, in Spanish).
Fantasy tale with the air of a traditional story: Klas and Klara, children of a glassblower, are kidnapped at a fair and taken to the City of All Desires, where they lack nothing but are not happy either. The sorceress Aleteo Brisalinda and her raven Talentoso intervene to return them to their family.
The title belongs to the El Submarino Naranja collection (no. 8), SM edition of 1993; it was originally published as Glasblåsarns barn in 1964. María Gripe received the Andersen Prize in 1974.
This work is aimed at children and young readers who enjoy tales of magic, mystery and the struggle between good and evil.
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.
