Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words: The Authorised Biography by Boel Westin

Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words: The Authorised Biography

Boel Westin with Silvester Mazzarella

523 pages first pub 2007 (view editions)

nonfiction art biography informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate introspective biographies that explore the intersection of personal passion, creative freedom, and the quiet complexities of an artist’s life.

Description

The Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomin stories, written between 1945 and 1970 and still in print in more than twenty languages. However, the Moomins were only a part of her prodigiou...

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Moods

informative: 91%

reflective: 66%

inspiring: 50%

hopeful: 25%

relaxing: 25%

emotional: 16%

challenging: 8%

lighthearted: 8%


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