Set upon a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland much like where Jansson's own family spent their summers, Summer Book chronicles the interactions and adventures ...

This is a spare and beautiful story told through 22 different vignettes which are each deceptively simple and contain haunting descriptions of life, death, loss ...

May 20, 2008 · This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as ...

The Summer Book (Swedish: Sommarboken) is a novel written by the Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1972. The Summer Book. Author, Tove Jansson.

Sep 1, 2022 · There's a line in The Summer Book by Tove Jansson where the narrator describes the fragility of moss. Residents of the tiny Finnish island ...

Aug 14, 2023 · A short novel of rare beauty, Tove Jansson's The Summer Book (1972) tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl spending the summer with ...

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 ...

This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the ...

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