Published 1973
by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence in [New York] .
Written in
The glassblower and his wife live happily until the prophecy that their children will disappear comes true.
Edition Notes
Translation of Glasblåsarns barn.
| Statement | With drawings by Harald Gripe. Translated from the Swedish by Sheila La Farge. |
| Contributions | Gripe, Harald, 1921- illus. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ8.G886 Gl |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 170 p. |
| Number of Pages | 170 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5410443M |
| LC Control Number | 73000949 |
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This week, from April , marks the London Book Festival, a huge international gathering of publishers who exchange rights for books. At the end of March, children’s book publishers gathered in Bologna, Italy, for the Bologna Book Festival, where the Hans Christian Andersen Medal was announced. I’m letting my two older boys take over again to review a wonderful children’s book that was just reissued by New York Review Children’s Collection: The Glassblower’s Children (Glasbåsarns barn, ; tr. from the Swedish by Sheila La Farge, ; illustrated by Harald Gripe).I’m also thrilled to get them into the world of translated fiction! Maria Gripe (–) was born Maja Stina Walter in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago. She attended Stockholm University and in married the artist Harald Gripe. Her first notable success came in the s with a trilogy of books about Hugo and Josephine, and in she published Glasblåsarns barn, translated into English as The Glassblower’s Children in /5(2). The Glassblower is the first book in The Glassblower Trilogy by Petra Durst-Benning. The Glassblower is the story of three sisters Johanna, Ruth and Marie, who grew up protected by their loving father, Joost Steinmann. When Joost suddenly passes away, the three sisters find themselves without a job and without the protection of a man/5.
The Glassblower s Children is a brave book. (The New York Times Book Review) Gripe polishes each separate scene to fine perfection. (Kirkus Reviews) Not quite a folk tale, not quite a fairy tale, The Glassblower s Children, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in , is a beautiful book and a disturbing one too. In her style of writing Reviews: 3. Get this from a library! The glassblower's children. [Maria Gripe; Harald Gripe] -- The glassblower and his wife live happily until the prophecy that their children will disappear comes true. 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. 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. Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
