The Summer Book [electronic resource]
Jansson, Tove2011
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The Summer Book 'TOVE JANSSON' WITH A FOREWORD BY ESTHER FREUD An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself. Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story. Tove Jansson captured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. This new edition, with a Foreword by Esther Freud, sees the return of a European literary gem - fresh, authentic and deeply humane. New and beautifully presented edition of a Scandinavian literary classic by Finland's most translated author should appeal to all ages dissolving boundaries between fiction, biography and travel.
Main title:
The Summer Book [electronic resource] / Tove Jansson
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Sort Of Books, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Thomas Teal is the translator of three novels and two short story collections by Tove Jansson published by Sort of Books. These include the Scandinavian classic, The Summer Book; The True Deceiver (winner of the Best Translated Book Award 2011) and Fair Play (winner of the Bernard Shaw Prize for translation 2011). He lives in Massachusetts.
ISBN:
9781908745194
Language:
English
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BRN:
2308870