The Listener

Jansson's debut collection translated for the first time into English, to coincide with the centenary of her birth

Her prose is wondrous: it is clean, deliberate; an aesthetic so certain of itself, it's breathtaking

A unique and authentic voice that speaks to the reader across time and culture, heart to heart

(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

Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the much loved Moomin stories for children. However, in her fifties she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing a dozen novels and story collections. Sculptor's Daughter, (to be published Nov 2013 - 9781908745330) was the first, in 1968, followed by The Listener, three years later.