Tove Jansson undiscovered. Adult fears, child’s hiding-places Cover Image

Tove Jansson nieodkryta. Dorosłe lęki, dziecięce schronienia
Tove Jansson undiscovered. Adult fears, child’s hiding-places

Author(s): Zofia Podniesińska
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Finnish literature; Tove Jansson; children books; adult fiction; short stories;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to outline some aspects of Tove Jansson’s writing in general, including the Moomin books and adult fiction (Sculptor’s Daughter, Fair Play, The Summer Book). The focus is on the relation between adulthood and childhood connected with danger – the opposite of safety. Child’s figure creates a link between autobiographical short stories, in which he or she is both the narrator and protagonist; and children books, in which a child is the point of reference and the reader.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 199-209
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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