- Autobiographical fiction, Swedish, Translations into English, Swedish Autobiographical fiction, Fiction
Following the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Summer Book, here is A Winter Book collection of some of Tove Jansson's best loved and most famous stories. Drawn from youth and older age, and spanning most of the twentieth century, this newly translated selection provides a thrilling showcase of the great Finnish writer's prose, scattered with insights and home truths. It has been selected and is introduced by Ali Smith.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemplative and prestige.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Tove Jansson
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Lübbe, Sort Of
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9783431040784
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Finnish novelist, painter, and professor of philosophy, best known for the <i>Moomin</i> books.
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