The summer book
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Teal, Thomas, translator.
Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2008].
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Status
Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION JANSSO 2008
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FICTION JANSSO 2008
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2008].
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Sommarboken.
Description
An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter are away on a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself.
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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. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent. Together they amble over coastline and forest in easy companionship, build boats from bark, create a miniature Venice, write a fanciful study of local bugs. They discuss things that matter to young and old alike: life, death, the nature of God and of love.,Provided by publisher.
Description
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. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent. Together they amble over coastline and forest in easy companionship, build boats from bark, create a miniature Venice, write a fanciful study of local bugs. They discuss things that matter to young and old alike: life, death, the nature of God and of love.,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jansson, T., & Teal, T. (2008). The summer book (1st American ed.). New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Tove and Thomas, Teal. 2008. The Summer Book. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Tove and Thomas, Teal. The Summer Book New York Review Books, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Tove,, and Thomas Teal. The Summer Book 1st American ed., New York Review Books, 2008.
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