by Maria Gripe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434812741
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«El rey y el cabeza de turco» is the young adult novel by María Gripe, published by SM in paperback, in Spanish.
Arvid, a shy and dreamy young king, does not feel capable of governing. The court marries him off and assigns him a scapegoat: Helge, the executioner's adopted son, cheerful and optimistic. Elisif arrives to marry Arvid, but he ignores her; between her and Helge an impossible love is born. Mysterious events and the midsummer festival will change everything.
It belongs to the Gran Angular collection. The translation is by Jesús Larriba. The work was originally published as «I klockornas tid» in 1965.
Young adult novel for readers who enjoy stories of kings, love and mystery, with a touch of fantasy.
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.
