Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir by Tove Jansson (English) Paperback Book

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Tove Jansson's memoirs of her early years, filled with joy, exuberance, and the satisfaction of being--with an abundance of photographic illustrations.The excitement of being alive and savoring the good things that are life pervades all the writing of Tove Jansson. The beloved nine volumes of her Moomintroll chronicles for younger readers, her two adult novels, The Summer Book and Sun City; and her internationally known paintings and drawings reveal this delight in existence. In her memoirs of her very early years she shares the pleasures of growing up with a happy, freedom-loving family and with nature in Finland. It is a childhood memory that speaks to people everywhere.

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Tove Jansson's memoirs of her early years, filled with joy, exuberance, and the satisfaction of being alive The excitement of being alive and savoring the good things in life pervades the writing of Tove Jansson. The beloved nine volumes of her Moomintroll chronicles for younger readers, her two adult novels, The Summer Book and Sun City, and her internationally known paintings and drawings reveal this delight. In these memoirs of her very early years, richly illustrated with personal photographs, Jansson shares the pleasures of experiencing nature in Finland and growing up with a happy, freedom-loving family. It is an account of childhood that speaks to readers everywhere.

Author Biography

Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki, and was an illustrator and political cartoonist for the left-leaning, anti-Fascist magazine Garm. She created a long-running comic strip and a series of children's books featuring the much-loved hippopotamus-like character, Moomintroll. She is also the author of eleven novels and short-story collections for adults, including The Summer Book and The True Deceiver. In 1994, she was awarded the Prize of the Swedish Academy.

Details ISBN006233462X Author Tove Jansson Short Title SCULPTORS DAUGHTER Pages 192 Language English ISBN-10 006233462X ISBN-13 9780062334626 Media Book Format Paperback Residence US Birth 1936 Translator Kingsley Hart DEWEY B Subtitle A Childhood Memoir Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2014-01-28 NZ Release Date 2014-01-28 UK Release Date 2014-01-28 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Illustrations Halftones, black and white Audience General Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-01-28 US Release Date 2014-01-28 We've got this

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