$46.39
- Hardcover
112 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunstrom, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless skerry in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, and for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietila, retreated there to live, paint and write, energised by the solitude and shifting seascapes.
Notes from an Island, published in English for the first time, is both a chronicle of this period and a homage…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908745934 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1908745932 |
| Author: | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Tuulikki Pietilå |
| Publisher: | Sort of Books |
| Imprint: | Sort of Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 198mm x 14mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘It’s hard to describe the astonishing achievement of Tove Jansson’s artistry’ - Ali Smith
‘The Summer Book’s limpid style belies a deep psychological subtlety. It’s about how people can live close together for months with tact and grace, and about how rich and rewarding even a small world can be.’ - Melissa Harrison
About The Author
Tove Jansson
The Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the world famous Moomin stories and as author of The Summer Book. For more than forty years she shared her life with the graphic artist and professor, Tuulikki Pietila (1917-2009). Klovharun was their summer island refuge.
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