The Summer Book
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| Author | Tove Jansson |
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| Original title | Sommarboken |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Sort of Books |
Published in English | 2003 |
The Summer Book (in the original Swedish Sommarboken) is a book written by Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1972.
Plot
An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia spend a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland exploring, talking about life, nature, everything but their feelings about Sophia's mother's death and their love for one another.[1]
See also
- Tove Jansson
- Sophia Jansson – Jansson's niece and the real-life model for the character of Sophia.[2][3]
- Signe Hammarsten-Jansson – Jansson's mother and the real-life model for the character of Sophia's grandmother.[3]
References
- ↑ Rayner, Richard (27 April 2008). "Dreams of an endless summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Jaggi, Maya (3 September 2005). "Runes of song". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rix, Juliet (3 July 2010). "The Moomins – a family affair". The Guardian (London).
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