Notes from an Island
Tove Jansson
Tuulikki Pietila
18 €
Coup de coeur
(Nature), by Flora
This book is an absolute gem. Tove (the creator of the Moomins) and her partner Tooti (an artist) built themselves a holiday retreat on a remote Finnish island. Despite its inhospitable aspect, and being miles from other people, they adored their island. This is their diary of their time there - told through Tove's writing and Tooti's paintings. It's an escapist adventure and an insight into Finnish natural history - a joyful book in which to lose yourself.
For thirty summers Tove and her partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietilä, retreated to the tiny island of Klovharun, a rocky outcrop in the gulf of Finland, where they would live, paint and write, energised by the shifting seascapes and the island's austere charms. Notes from an Island, offers both a memoir of, and homage to, this beloved island home. Tove's spare prose, and Tuulikki's subtle washes and aquatints, combine to form a work of meditative beauty.This edition includes the first UK publication of Tove's acclaimed 1961 essay/prose poem, The Island.
Translated by Thomas Teal
Publisher: Sort of Books
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Dimensions: 193 x 130 x 15 mm
ISBN: 9781908745941
