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LISTENER

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Description for LISTENER Paperback. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to her, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.

Product Details

Publisher
SORT OF BOOKS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908745361
SKU
V9781908745361
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About Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the much loved Moomin stories for children. However, in her fifties she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing a dozen novels and story collections. Sculptor's Daughter, (to be published Nov 2013 - 9781908745330) was the first, in 1968, followed by The Listener, three years later.

Reviews for LISTENER
Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking
Daily Telegraph
A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart
Boyd Tonkin (The Listener) is a masterpiece of subtlety and simplicitiy. The rest of the stories in this collection are every bit ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for LISTENER


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