![]() His large collection of toy theaters is displayed at Gripe Model Theater Museum in Nyköping, Sweden, where he and Maria lived for most of their married life. ![]() Early in his career he worked as a set designer but later focused on painting and the illustrations he drew for his wife’s many books, working frequently in the style of white line etched into a dark background. Harald Gripe (1921–1992) was born and raised in Stockholm. Among Gripe’s books translated into English are The Night Daddy, Elvis and His Secret, and Agnes Cecilia. She adapted many of her books for radio, television, and film in 1998 a movie adaptation of The Glassblower’s Children, starring Stellan Skarsgård, was released. In 1974 she received Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most prestigious prize given to a writer of children’s literature. Her first notable success came in the 1960s with a trilogy of books about Hugo and Josephine, and in 1964 she published Glasblåsarns barn, translated into English as The Glassblower’s Children in 1973. Klara and her little brother Klas enjoy a loving protected childhood despite the poverty of. ![]() ![]() Though she wrote stories from the time she was a child, Gripe did not publish her first book until she was thirty-one. She attended Stockholm University, where she studied philosophy and the history of religion, and in 1946 married the artist Harald Gripe. Maria Gripe (1923–2007) was born Maja Stina Walter in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago, the daughter of an army captain. Maria Gripe The Glassblower's Children Paperback Januby Maria Gripe (Author), Harald Gripe (Drawings), Sheila La Farge (Translator) 41 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 6.53 9 Used from 2.54 Paperback 25.59 2 Used from 25. ![]()
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