Tove Jansson

Letters from Tove

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Out of the thousands of letters Tove Jansson wrote, a cache remains that she addressed to her family, her closest confidantes and her lovers — both male and female. Into these letters she spilled her innermost thoughts, defended her ideals and revealed her heart. To read them is an act of startling intimacy and a rare privilege. Offering a personal narrative that is far more revealing than any autobiography, this is Tove Jansson writing in her own words and in her own time about her life as it unfolded in Helsinki’s bohemian circles and the island refuge she shared with her partner, Tuulikki Pietilä.
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667 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2019
Translator
Sarah Death
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  • Alejandra Espinohas quoted7 months ago
    Writing letters to her closest contacts was a long-felt need for her, but her growing fame drastically altered the conditions of her correspondence.
  • Alejandra Espinohas quoted7 months ago
    his meant that from 1954, when she achieved her major international breakthrough with the Moomin cartoon strip, to the years preceding her death in 2001, she had 92,000 letters to answe
  • Alejandra Espinohas quoted7 months ago
    n Letters from Tove we have gathered the letters to those to whom she felt closest, those who were her companions in life, work and love

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