This book came with high recommendations, having been translated into 25 languages, filmed twice, and also being included in the Unesco Collection of Representative Works (the purpose of which was to “translate masterpieces of world literature”). The book apparently has cult status in France (not a guarantee of popularity in Britain!). The cover art alone [...]
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I always enjoy Tove Jannson’s books partly because of their stark simplicity relating to the Scandinavian landscape in which they are set, but also because of the frequent sense of “ahh yes” as she drops in a sentence which so resonates with her readers’ own outlook on life. Tove Jannson (1914 – 2001) was of [...] |
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