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170 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590172681
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 20 May 2008
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In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nea...
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170 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590172681
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 20 May 2008
Description
In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nea...