Bibliograph

The summer book, Tove Jansson ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal ; introduction by Kathryn Davis

Type

Label

The summer book, Tove Jansson ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal ; introduction by Kathryn Davis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The summer book

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

808636477

Responsibility statement

Tove Jansson ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal ; introduction by Kathryn Davis

Series statement

New York Review Books classics

Summary

"This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland." -- Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The morning swim -- Moonlight -- The magic forest -- The scolder -- Berenice -- The pasture -- Playing Venice -- Dead calm -- The cat -- The cave -- The road -- Midsummer -- The tent -- The neighbor -- The robe -- The enormous plastic sausage -- The crooks -- The visitor -- Of angleworms and others -- Sophia's storm -- Day of danger -- August

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