by Maria Gripe · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434811638
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«Los escarabajos vuelan al atardecer» is the mystery and adventure novel by Maria Gripe, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
Left in charge of an uninhabited house, three friends come across a mystery waiting in the attic. Letters from the 18th century mention an Egyptian statue and a tragic love. Guided by whispers on a recording and enigmatic phone calls, they try to solve a riddle that the centuries have not revealed.
This Spanish edition, published in 2002, is number 31 in the Gran Angular collection. The Swedish original, 'Tordyveln flyger i skymningen', dates from 1978.
Recommended for young readers aged 13 and up, especially fans of mystery and adventure.
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.
