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Tove Jansson's first book for adults drew on her childhood memories to capture afresh the enchantments and fears of growing up in Helsinki in the nineteen tens and twenties. Described as both a memoir and 'a book of superb stories' by Ali Smith, her startlingly evocative prose offers a glimpse of the mysteries of winter ice, the bonhomie of balalaika parties, and the vastness of Christmas viewed from beneath the tree. With rare images from the Jansson family archive, it makes a perfect gift.
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As an artefact, it's a jewel with evocative black and white photographs throughout ... Jansson's narrator is wise but not precocious and has an authentic way of parroting adult observations. It's easy to see how this child, full of love and wonder, became the woman who gave us the philosophical Moomintrolls. (The Scotsman)
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Published to mark the centenary of Tove Jansson's birth (1914-2014), introduced by Ali Smith - now in paperback.
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- PublisherBenny Hardouin
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0510044115
- ISBN 13 9780510044114
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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Sculptor's Daughter
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. F-/VG. 8vo. original grey cloth backed boards gilt (a few slight marks) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed, a trifle frayed at extrems., some sunning to spine); pp. 176 (last colophon). A nice copy of a wonderful book, near fine. Uncommon in first edition. Seller Inventory # 014338
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Per Olov Jansson (illustrator). First English Edition. Bound in red mottled cloth, with black contrasting backstrip and gilt lettering to spine. A hardcover First English Edition, translated by Kingsley Hart. Condition is VG in VG wrapper; price unclipped.( Original Finnish First, was published under the title,"Bildhuggarens Dotter" in 1968). 175pp with perfect endpapers. Very tiny tear, of about one half inch, in bottom of rear panel of wrapper, nothing missing. A very clean copy. See Photo. Seller Inventory # 001547
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