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El unicornio
La leyenda medieval del hada Melusina, a la que su madre condenó a quetodos los sábados la parte inferior de su cuerpo adoptara la forma deuna serpiente, es el material fabuloso del que se sirve Manuel MujicaLainez en esta singular novela.
109 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1962
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About the author
Irmelin Sandman Lilius
57 books8 followersIrmelin Sandman Lilius is a Swedish-speaking Finnish author. Her first book, Trollsång, was published in 1955. She has written picture books and novels for children as well as books for adults and poetry, and she also works as a translator and reviewer. Among her best-known works is the large chronicle about the fictive town of Tulavall on the south coast of Finland, which she has described in different times and from the point of view of different people, in more than a dozen books. She has also written several self-biographical works (some together with her sister Heddi), as well as novels with a heroine based on her daughter.
In 1957, she married the painter and sculptor Carl-Gustaf Lilius, and they were married until his death in 1998. In 2003, her biography of her husband was published, with the title Sjutusen år (Eng: "Seven Thousand Years").
Her books have been translated into 16 languages. Among the literary awards she has received are the Swedish awards Nils Holgerson-plaketten (in 1972), Astrid Lindgren-priset (in 1976) and Svenska Akademins pris (in 1987), and the Finnish awards Topeliuspriset (in 1980) and Statens barnkulturpris (in 1985).[1] She is also on the IBBY Honour List for 2002[2
In 1957, she married the painter and sculptor Carl-Gustaf Lilius, and they were married until his death in 1998. In 2003, her biography of her husband was published, with the title Sjutusen år (Eng: "Seven Thousand Years").
Her books have been translated into 16 languages. Among the literary awards she has received are the Swedish awards Nils Holgerson-plaketten (in 1972), Astrid Lindgren-priset (in 1976) and Svenska Akademins pris (in 1987), and the Finnish awards Topeliuspriset (in 1980) and Statens barnkulturpris (in 1985).[1] She is also on the IBBY Honour List for 2002[2
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March 22, 2021
С удоволствие си припомних тази чудесна приказка от детството ми. Малката Мудле (в оригинал Muddle - "бъркотия") губи кораловото си герданче и се впуска в пътешествие да дири кончето еднорогче в компанията на своята жива, говореща кукла Астер Пипи. Приключение, което ще я срещне с чудни приказни персонажи като Стария Дребосъчко, Самотния Трол, Морската Вещицата, Ситните и др. Поредната книга, на която искам да видя продължение, а няма...
October 30, 2018
My favorite book ever. I must have read it like 50 times and it always brings back the feeling I got the first time! It might be nostalgia fuled fantasy but I still cant let it go! I love it!
November 24, 2025
2,5 gwiazdki ⭐
Takie se. Lubię literaturę dziecięcą, ale akurat to było takie trochę nieznaczące dla mnie. Dla dzieci polecam jak najbardziej.
Takie se. Lubię literaturę dziecięcą, ale akurat to było takie trochę nieznaczące dla mnie. Dla dzieci polecam jak najbardziej.
April 13, 2023
Tenía un buen recuerdo de este libro de pequeña, aunque podía ser porque hablaba de unicornios. En la relectura me ha parecido un libro vertiginoso en la acción, pero entretenido y escrito de una forma especial que me ha gustado.
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