Maria Gripe
Writing
Biography
Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a well-known Swedish author. She wrote 36 books, which are translated to many languages. She is recognized as an author of books for children and youths, but according to herself she wrote about children for readers of all ages.
Known For
An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.
Julkalendern
Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle...
The Glass-Blower's Children
Under the stairs to the human beings house lives Vätten. He has a nice view of the forest where the little trolls lives.
Trolltider
Flickan vid stenbänken is a Swedish 1989 TV series in nine episodes directed by Marianne Ahrne starring Anna Edlund, Anna Björk and Lena T. Hansson. The series was based on Maria Gripe's books Skuggan över stenbänken, ...och de vita skuggorna i skogen and Skuggornas barn.
Flickan vid stenbänken
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Dockorna i spegeln
Nora is 15 years old. Her parents died when she was young and now she lives with Anders and Karin and their son Dag. They move into an old apartment in an old house in Enköping. Behind a wall they find some old items from people who lived there a long time ago. They also discover that their apartment is haunted by a ghost. Together with Dag, Nora tries to find out more about the people who lived there.
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
The adventures of a small boy (Elvis), his mother and a male friend.
Elvis! Elvis!
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Pappa Pellerins dotter
Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who'd rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener, they make up fun things to do.
Hugo and Josephine
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