Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words

SKU: 115034
Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words
Illustration of a person walking home at night in Stockholm, from a diary entry.
Map of a city layout with handwritten notes on a white background
Artistic depiction of a person with a fur hat, sitting at a table with a scenic background
Open diary with pen on a textured surface
Two tapestries with artistic designs on a white background
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Letter with illustrations and text from 1947, featuring a white background.
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Illustration of a character in a green outfit with a hat on a white background
Collage of a mural and a woman with a painting of a face.
Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words
Illustration of a person walking home at night in Stockholm, from a diary entry.
Map of a city layout with handwritten notes on a white background
Artistic depiction of a person with a fur hat, sitting at a table with a scenic background
Open diary with pen on a textured surface
Two tapestries with artistic designs on a white background
Illustrations from a children&
Letter with illustrations and text from 1947, featuring a white background.
Vintage magazine cover with &
Illustration of a character in a green outfit with a hat on a white background
Collage of a mural and a woman with a painting of a face.

Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words

SKU: 115034
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An in-depth, perceptive account of the unconventional life of the Moomins’ beloved creator, now available in English.

Tove Jansson achieved fame as the creator of the Moomins, yet remarkably, the Moomins were only part of the prodigious creative output of this Finnish-Swedish writer and artist. Weaving together the many threads of her rich, complex life, Boel Westin relies on numerous conversations with Jansson and unprecedented access to her journals, letters, and personal archives to present an engrossing and comprehensive review of the life and world of Scandinavia’s best-loved author.

  • Author: Tove Jansson
  • Translator: Silvester Mazzarella
  • Language: English
  • Hardcover 528 pages / 162 Black & White Photos / 21 Color Plates
  • Measurements: 9.5" Height x 6.5" Width

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