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A review by bluestarfish
Letters from Tove by Tove Jansson
5.0
This is a collection of letters Tove Jansson wrote to her friends and family and loved ones and provide an insight into her life over a period of over 50 years. We get to peak into her student days in Paris, life in Helsinki and the archipelago, her artistry and friendship and love of those around her.
The book contains 160 letters and is order by addressee (we don't get to see the letters written to Tove) and rough chronological order. I haven't actually read any biographies of her life so I learned a ton. Not least that she wrote amazing letters to people with life, observations, and details in them.
The editors have provided some light touch commentary to help understand the context of some of the letters but otherwise it's all of her words - and a couple of drawings too.
#NameTheTranslator Sarah Death (translated from Swedish)
The book contains 160 letters and is order by addressee (we don't get to see the letters written to Tove) and rough chronological order. I haven't actually read any biographies of her life so I learned a ton. Not least that she wrote amazing letters to people with life, observations, and details in them.
The editors have provided some light touch commentary to help understand the context of some of the letters but otherwise it's all of her words - and a couple of drawings too.
#NameTheTranslator Sarah Death (translated from Swedish)