![]() In a review for The Guardian, Josh Lacey described it as a "short, brittle book" and "an oddly satisfying jumble" featuring several of Jansson's recurring tropes: "strange creatures with surprising powers, islands and small boats and the sea, loneliness and introspection, the vital influence of art and the imagination". They were translated into English from the original Swedish by Silvester Mazzarella, David McDuff and Kingsley Hart. Five were included in her 1998 Swedish language collection Messages ( Meddelande), including the title piece, a partially fictionalised compilation of letters Jansson had received. Thirteen of them are from Jansson's first book for adults, Sculptor's Daughter (1968), and the remaining seven are from four of her other works. ![]() The stories, some of which had not previously been published in English, were selected by Ali Smith, who also wrote the book's introduction and had previously reviewed The Summer Book for The Guardian. ![]() A Winter Book is a collection of twenty short stories by Finnish author Tove Jansson, published by Sort of Books in 2006. ![]()
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