{"title":"Tove Jansson: Her Life \u0026 Words","description":"\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDiscover the woman behind the Moomins. This collection brings together biographies, letter collections, and personal writings that offer a deeper look into Tove Jansson's life, the people she loved, the places she called home, and the many creative passions that shaped her world and inspired Moominvalley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhether you're curious about the artist, the writer, or the life she led, these books are a lovely place to start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tove-jansson-art-life-work","title":"Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this meticulously researched, authorised biography, Boel Westin draws together the many threads of Jansson's life: from the studies interrupted to help her family; the dark shades of war and her emergence as an artist with a studio of her own; to the years of Moomin-mania, and later novel writing. Based on numerous conversations with Tove, and unprecedented access to her journals, letters and personal archives, \u003ci\u003eTove Jansson: Life, Art, Words\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare and privileged insight into the world of a writer whom Philip Pullman described, simply, as 'a genius'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003e576 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\" _-bg\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan\u003e9781908745569\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sort Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":9563778089004,"sku":"9781908745569","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/4448\/products\/51GknsPG2wL._SX322_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1616087867"},{"product_id":"tove-jansson-work-and-love-by-tuula-karjalainen-pocket-edition","title":"Tove Jansson, Work and Love by Tuula Karjalainen (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe definitive illustrated biography of one of the most unique and beloved children's authors of the 20th century, the creator of the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) led a long, colourful and productive life, impacting significantly the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century Finland. And while millions of children have grown up with Little My, Snufkin, Moomintroll and the many creatures of Moominvalley, the life of Jansson - daughter, friend and companion - is more touching still. This book weaves together the myriad qualities of a painter, author, illustrator, scriptwriter and lyricist from fraught beginnings through fame, war and heartbreak and ultimately to a peaceful end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr Tuula Karjalainen is a Finnish art historian and non-fiction writer who has previously worked as a director of the Helsinki Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki. As the author of Tove Jansson's biography, Karjalainen has become an expert not only on Jansson's writing and art but also on her decades of personal correspondence and journals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-0141978826\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e12.7 x 2.3 x 20.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Particular Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13996000575532,"sku":"9780141978826","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/4448\/products\/tove-jansson_221197aa-e947-49a2-8331-14a51242f26b.jpg?v=1616087920"},{"product_id":"letters-from-tove-paperback","title":"Letters From Tove (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I find myself talking to you about all the great joys, all the agonies, all my thoughts...\" - Letter to Eva Konikova, 1946 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of the thousands of letters Tove Jansson wrote a cache remains that she addressed to her family, her dearest confidantes, and her lovers, male and female. Into these she spilled her innermost thoughts, defended her ideals and revealed her heart. To read these letters is both an act of startling intimacy and a rare privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenned with grace and humour, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Tove\u003c\/i\u003e offers an almost seamless commentary on Tove Jansson's life as it unfolds within Helsinki's bohemian circles and her island home. Spanning fifty years between her art studies and the height of Moomin fame, we share with her the bleakness of war; the hopes for love that were dashed and renewed, and her determined attempts to establish herself as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid, inspiring and shining with integrity, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Tove\u003c\/i\u003e shows precisely how an aspiring and courageous young artist can evolve into a very great one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sort Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32441889357911,"sku":"9781908745842 OUT OF PRINT","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/4448\/products\/81jMIGAFIPL_94857072-ee53-4651-9858-bb9b8ccd3e0d.jpg?v=1616087136"},{"product_id":"tove-jansson-tuulikki-pietila-notes-from-an-island-sort-of-books","title":"Notes From An Island by Tove Jansson \u0026 Tuulikki Pietilä (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardback edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes from an Island is both a memoir and homage to the Klovharun island which the two women, Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä, loved intensely and relinquished only when pressed by age. It is also a unique collaboration between two artists. Tove’s spare, precise prose – diary entries, vignettes, and extracts from Brunström’s log – frame the subtle washes and aquatints created by Tuulikki. Book in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sort Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39428404478039,"sku":"9781908745934","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/4448\/products\/2_252Ff_252F1_252F3_252F2f134e56211b6a084b80f09ca88f24e4a937ee91_Notes_from_an_Island_2_886d4128-52e8-4939-857c-c4dcf18a4716.jpg?v=1635946642"},{"product_id":"tove-jansson-by-paul-gravett-thames-and-hudson","title":"Tove Jansson by Paul Gravett","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides fresh insight into and a deep appreciation for the life and art of Tove Jansson, one of the most original and influential, and perennially enjoyed illustrators of the twentieth century. In this volume Paul Gravett examines Jansson's highly successful Moomin books, as well as her interpretation of classics such as Lewis Carroll's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAlice in Wonderland \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Hunting Of The Snark, \u003c\/span\u003eand J.R.R Tolkien's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Hobbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Helsinki among Finland's Swedish speaking minority, Jansson was brought up with a love for making art and stories in a supportive, artistic family. Her first illustrated tales was published when she was fourteen years old and she went on to draw humorous and political cartoons as well as striking front covers for the satirical magazine \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGarm, \u003c\/span\u003ein response to events in Worlsd War II. 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