Tove Jansson, Tuulikki Pietilå
Notes from an Island
A treasure trove of wry and profound reflections on nature, love, art and the wonder of being alive, this stunning book combines Tove Jansson's autobiographical essays with the artwork by her partner Tuulikki Pietilä, inspired by their cabin-life in the Finnish archipelago.
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.
Format/pages: paperback / 112 pages
ISBN: 9781908745941
Publisher: Sort of Books
Year: 2024
