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Letters from Klara: Short stories
Tove Jansson
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Description for Letters from Klara: Short stories
Paperback. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
The rich seam that is Jansson's adult prose continues with this penultimate collection of short stories, written in her seventies at the height of her Moomin fame and translated into English for the first time. In these light-footed, beautifully crafted yet disquieting stories, Jansson tells of discomfiting encounters, unlooked for connections and moments of isolation that span generations and decades. Letters From Klara proves yet again her mastery of this literary form.
The rich seam that is Jansson's adult prose continues with this penultimate collection of short stories, written in her seventies at the height of her Moomin fame and translated into English for the first time. In these light-footed, beautifully crafted yet disquieting stories, Jansson tells of discomfiting encounters, unlooked for connections and moments of isolation that span generations and decades. Letters From Klara proves yet again her mastery of this literary form.
Product Details
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908745613
SKU
V9781908745613
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About Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the Moomin stories. In her fifties she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing five novels and seven story collections, including the classic, bestselling The Summer Book. Thomas Teal has won the Rochester Best Translated Book Award and the Bernard Shaw Prize for Translation ... Read more
Reviews for Letters from Klara: Short stories
A treat of a collection
Mail on Sunday
Delightful ... Jansson is by turn funny, melancholy and slyly mischievous - qualities brilliantly evident in the titular story
Daily Mail
Mail on Sunday
Delightful ... Jansson is by turn funny, melancholy and slyly mischievous - qualities brilliantly evident in the titular story
Daily Mail