by Tove Jansson · Sort Of Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780954221713
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The Summer Book by Tove Jansson is a delightful novel that explores the relationship between an elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter during a summer on a Finnish island. Through their interactions, the novel addresses themes of love, loss, independence, and the beauty of nature. With a clear and humorous style, Jansson captures the essence of life and the human spirit in this moving story.
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and postage stamp designer, her father a sculptor, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over the same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life.
