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In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to her, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.

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Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking * Daily Telegraph *
A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart -- Boyd Tonkin
(The Listener) is a masterpiece of subtlety and simplicitiy. The rest of the stories in this collection are every bit as crisp, ironic, elegant and ruthless * Saga Magazine *

The Listener

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    A Paperback / softback by Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal

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      Publisher: Sort of Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/06/2014
      ISBN13: 9781908745361, 978-1908745361
      ISBN10: 1908745363

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to her, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.

      Trade Review
      Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking * Daily Telegraph *
      A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart -- Boyd Tonkin
      (The Listener) is a masterpiece of subtlety and simplicitiy. The rest of the stories in this collection are every bit as crisp, ironic, elegant and ruthless * Saga Magazine *

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