Summer Book |
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| Author:
| Jansson, Tove |
| Editor:
| Teal, Thomas |
| Translator:
| Teal, Thomas |
| Introduction by:
| Smith, Ali |
| ISBN: | 978-1-322-58066-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Sort of Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $5.82 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThe 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.