A Different Stripe: A Celebration of Tove Jansson, March 21

March 17, 2011

A Celebration of Tove Jansson, March 21

NYRB Classics and Scandinavia House invite you to an evening in celebration of the novels of Tove Jansson, Monday, March, 21st, 2011 at 6:30 PM. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended: call 212.847.9740 or email [email protected]

Mar 17, 2011 3:19:36 PM | Authors and others, Events

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I'd so love to be at this. I adored her children's books when I was young (and now have first edition copies of most of them) - and have just put down "The True Deceiver", truly a pearl lifted from northern snows.

Perhaps some could ask why a biography of Jansson is not available in English. I believe one was written years back but I can't even find second-hand copies.Even her own "Sculptor's Daughter" seems to have been out of print for a generation.

Posted by: Mike | March 17, 2011 at 03:34 PM

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