{"product_id":"notes-from-an-island-tove-jansson-hardcover","title":"Notes from an Island -- Tove Jansson, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a renowned artist and writer, a deeply personal nature journal that includes sketches from her romantic partner, artist Tuulikki \"Tooti\" Pietil?.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunstr?m, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the visual artist, Tuulikki \"Tooti\" Pietil?, lived, painted, and wrote, energized by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The island's flora, fauna, and weather patterns provided deep inspiration which can be seen reflected in all of Jansson's work, most famously in her bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Book\u003c\/i\u003e and her longstanding comic strip and novels for children, \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e. Tove's signature spare, quirky prose, and Tooti's subtle ink washes and aquatints combine to form a work of meditative beauty, a chronicle of living peacefully in nature and observing the island's ecology and character. \u003ci\u003eNotes from an Island\u003c\/i\u003e is both a work of artistic collaboration and an homage to the deep love the two women shared. One feels as if Jansson's journal, with Tooti's sketches tucked inside, has been unearthed like a treasure from under a pile of old quilts in the back of their rustic cabin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tove Jansson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.33w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643264790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki into Finland's Swedish-speaking minority; her father was a sculptor and her mother a graphic designer and illustrator. Jansson's most famous creation is Moomintroll, a hippopotamus-like character with a dreamy disposition who stars in \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-running comic strip and series of books for children that have been translated throughout the world, inspiring films, several television series, an opera, and theme parks in Finland and Japan. Jansson wrote eleven novels and short-story collections for adults, including \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Book, The True Deceiver, Fair Play\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Borrowed Memories\u003c\/i\u003e and is widely beloved as a leading voice in contemporary global literature. In 1994 she was awarded the Prize of the Swedish Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tove Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49844682653924,"sku":"9781643264790","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781643264790.jpg?v=1789199930","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/notes-from-an-island-tove-jansson-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}