The Listener

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Listener
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tove Jansson
Translated by Thomas Teal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreShort stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781908745361
ClassificationsDewey:839.7374
Audience
General
Edition Main
Illustrations 2 B&W Photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Sort of Books
Imprint Sort of Books
Publication Date 10 June 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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

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 as crisp, ironic, elegant and ruthless * Saga Magazine *