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Fair Play
Tove Jansson
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Description for Fair Play
Paperback. Portrays a love between two older women, a writer and artist, as they work side-by-side in their Helsinki studios, travel together and share summers on a remote island. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
"So what can happen when Tove Jansson turns her attention to her own favourite subjects, love and work, in the form of this novel about two women, lifelong partners and friends? Expect something philosophically calm - and discreetly radical. Its publication is cause for huge celebration."(Ali Smith, from her Introduction to Fair Play) What mattered most to Tove Jansson, she explained in her eighties, was work and love, a sentiment she echoes in this tender and original novel. Translated for the first time into English, Fair Play portrays a love between two older women, a writer and artist, as ... Read more
"So what can happen when Tove Jansson turns her attention to her own favourite subjects, love and work, in the form of this novel about two women, lifelong partners and friends? Expect something philosophically calm - and discreetly radical. Its publication is cause for huge celebration."(Ali Smith, from her Introduction to Fair Play) What mattered most to Tove Jansson, she explained in her eighties, was work and love, a sentiment she echoes in this tender and original novel. Translated for the first time into English, Fair Play portrays a love between two older women, a writer and artist, as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sort of Books
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
157g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780954899530
SKU
V9780954899530
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About Tove Jansson
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.
Reviews for Fair Play
I absolutely loved FAIR PLAY. Tove Jansson has that magical gift of communicating directly with her reader through seemingly effortless prose. Writing of this calibre is a rare thing, to be treasured.
Philip Ardagh A book about love - tender, eccentric and fiercely independent. It feels a privilege to read it.
Esther Freud Jansson's prose is wondrous: it ... Read more
Philip Ardagh A book about love - tender, eccentric and fiercely independent. It feels a privilege to read it.
Esther Freud Jansson's prose is wondrous: it ... Read more