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The Listener: Tove Jansson

The Listener: Tove Jansson

by Tove Jansson (Author)

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Synopsis

In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to her, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Sort of Books
Published:
ISBN 10: 1908745363
ISBN 13: 9781908745361
Book Overview: Jansson's debut collection translated for the first time into English, to coincide with the centenary of her birth

Media Reviews
Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking * Daily Telegraph *
A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart -- Boyd Tonkin
(The Listener) is a masterpiece of subtlety and simplicitiy. The rest of the stories in this collection are every bit as crisp, ironic, elegant and ruthless * Saga Magazine *
Author Bio
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the much loved Moomin stories for children. However, in her fifties she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing a dozen novels and story collections. Sculptor's Daughter, (to be published Nov 2013 - 9781908745330) was the first, in 1968, followed by The Listener, three years later.