![]() For those who have delighted in the depths which the late Tove Jansson achieved through the apparent simplicity of her beloved Moomin tales, two new books reveal how throughout her life she further refined her narrative skills, first for her comics, then for her adult novels. This becomes especially true when crafting illustrated stories, where pictures as well as words do the telling and need to enhance and complete each other within the confines of the page. ![]() ![]() To write fiction well for children and the child in all adults takes a variety of gifts, among them a directness and lucidity with words and emotions, and the courage to keep them clean of pretense. Tove Jansson: The Complete Moomin & Fair Play ![]()
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