A virtual memoir in letters by the beloved creator of the Moomins
Tove Jansson’s works, even her famed Moomin books, fairly teem
with letters of one kind or another, from messages bobbing in
bottles to whole epistolary novels. Fortunately for her countless
readers, her life was no different, unfolding as it did in the
letters to family, friends, and lovers that make up this volume, a
veritable autobiography over the course of six decades—and the
only one Jansson ever wrote. And just as letters carry a weight of
significance in Jansson’s writing, those she wrote throughout her
life reflect the gravity of her circumstances, the depth of her
thoughts and feelings, and the critical moments of humor, sadness,
and grace that mark an artist’s days. These letters, penned with
characteristic insight and wit, provide an almost seamless
commentary on Jansson’s life within Helsinki’s bohemian circles
and on her island home. Shifting between hope and despair, yearning
and happiness, they describe her immersion in art studies and her
ascension to fame with the Moomins. They speak frankly of
friendship and love, loneliness and solidarity, and also of
politics, art, literature, and society. They summon a particular
place and time reflected through a mind finely attuned to her
culture, her world, and her own nature—all clearly put into
biographical and historical context by the volume’s editors, both
longtime friends of Tove Jansson—and, in the end, draw a complex,
intimate self-portrait of one of the world’s most beloved
authors.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2021 |
| Authors: |
Tove Jansson
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| Editors: |
Boel Westin
• Helen Svensson
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| Translators: |
Sarah Death
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 51mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
496 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5179-1010-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5179-1010-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781517910105 |
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