The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories, Paperback
de: Tove Jansson
Publicat de: New York Review of Books
Anunta-ma cand revine pe stoc!
An NYRB Classics Original
Tove Jansson was a master of brevity, unfolding worlds at a touch. Her art flourished in small settings, as can be seen in her bestselling novel The Summer Book and in her internationally celebrated cartoon strips and books about the Moomins. It is only natural, then, that throughout her life she turned again and again to the short story. The Woman Who Borrowed Memories is the first extensive selection of Jansson s stories to appear in English.
Many of the stories collected here are pure Jansson, touching on island solitude and the dangerous pull of the artistic impulse: in The Squirrel the equanimity of the only inhabitant of a remote island is thrown by a visitor, in The Summer Child an unlovable boy is marooned along with his lively host family, in The Cartoonist an artist takes over a comic strip that has run for decades, and in The Doll s House a man s hobby threatens to overwhelm his life. Others explore unexpected territory: Shopping has a post-apocalyptic setting, The Locomotive centers on a railway-obsessed loner with murderous fantasies, and The Woman Who Borrowed Memories presents a case of disturbing transference. Unsentimental, yet always humane, Jansson s stories complement and enlarge our understanding of a singular figure in world literature.
Tove Jansson was a master of brevity, unfolding worlds at a touch. Her art flourished in small settings, as can be seen in her bestselling novel The Summer Book and in her internationally celebrated cartoon strips and books about the Moomins. It is only natural, then, that throughout her life she turned again and again to the short story. The Woman Who Borrowed Memories is the first extensive selection of Jansson s stories to appear in English.
Many of the stories collected here are pure Jansson, touching on island solitude and the dangerous pull of the artistic impulse: in The Squirrel the equanimity of the only inhabitant of a remote island is thrown by a visitor, in The Summer Child an unlovable boy is marooned along with his lively host family, in The Cartoonist an artist takes over a comic strip that has run for decades, and in The Doll s House a man s hobby threatens to overwhelm his life. Others explore unexpected territory: Shopping has a post-apocalyptic setting, The Locomotive centers on a railway-obsessed loner with murderous fantasies, and The Woman Who Borrowed Memories presents a case of disturbing transference. Unsentimental, yet always humane, Jansson s stories complement and enlarge our understanding of a singular figure in world literature.
| General | |
| Anul | 2014 |
| Autor | Tove Jansson |
| Cod de bare | 9781590177662 |
| Colectie | New York Review Books Classics |
| Editura | New York Review of Books |
| Dimensiuni | 228 x 101 x 17 |
| ISBN | 1590177665 |
| Limba | Engleza |
| Pagini | 283 |
| Format | Brosata |
RECENZII The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories, Paperback de Tove Jansson
Nu exista inca nicio recenzie scrisa!
Adauga o recenzie
De acelasi autor
Tove Jansson
"Tove Jansson (1914-2001) a fost o scriitoare finlandeză, ilustratoare și artistă. S-a născut și a trăit aproape întreaga sa viață la Helsinki, Finlanda. Ea și-a petrecut tinerețea în perioada interbelică, într-o Finlandă care se lupta cu tensiunile geopolitice dintre vecinii ei scandinavi și Rusia. Jansson și-a petrecut mare parte din copilăria ei în vestitul castel de pe insula sa de la Midsummer, în care se pare că a și trăit unele dintre cele mai frumoase amintiri ale ei.
Vezi toate cartile scrise de Tove Jansson
