The Listener

Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal (Translator)

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01 July 2014

Fiction & Literature; Short stories

In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to her, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.

By: Tove Jansson
Translated by: Thomas Teal (Translator)
Imprint: Sort Of Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781908745361
ISBN 10: 1908745363
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 July 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the much loved Moomin stories for children. However, in her fifties she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing a dozen novels and story collections. Sculptor's Daughter, (to be published Nov 2013 - 9781908745330) was the first, in 1968, followed by The Listener, three years later.

Reviews for The Listener

Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking Daily Telegraph A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart -- Boyd Tonkin