The Summer Book: Tove Jansson
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Literatura InglesaThe Summer Book: Tove Jansson
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Detalles del libro
Tove Jansson was a genius. This is a marvellous, beautiful, wise novel, which is also very funny. -- Philip Pullman
This is a wonderful, life-affirming, spirited book. Reading it was a tonic. -- Chris Stewart (author, Driving Over Lemons)
Eccentric, funny, wise, full of joys and small adventures. This is a book for life. -- Esther Freud
This slim, wise masterpiece... is both unsentimental and heart-melting, and I read it every year." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love ? Guardian
Biografía del autor
The writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the Moomin children's stories, which have been published in 35 languages. The Summer Book was one of ten novels she wrote for adults. It is regarded as a modern classic throughout Scandinavia.