Originally published: 1972
Author: Tove Jansson
Genres: Novel and Literary fiction
Language: Swedish
Original title: Sommarboken
Pages: 192
Published in English: 2003
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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 ...
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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 ...
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May 20, 2008 ˇ 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 ...
An elderly woman and her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia spend a summer together on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland exploring, talking about life, nature ...
Sep 1, 2022 ˇ 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 ˇ 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 ...
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The beloved classic by Tove Jansson - written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly ...
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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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