My latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the second book in the original series, published in 1946. This year its 80th anniversary is being celebrated by Moominites around the world.
Translated Literature
A Short Winter Snap #ToveTrove
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my musings on Tove Jansson’s ‘A Winter Book: Selected Stories,’ which brings together works from several collections across a number of years.
The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
The latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the first book in the original series, published in 1945 during the final months of World War II. This year its 80th anniversary is being celebrated around the world.
Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
My latest addition to the Moomin shelf of the Tove Trove library is the eighth book in the original series, first published in 1965.
A Word in Your Shell-Like… #ToveTrove
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my thoughts on Tove Jansson’s first book after the Moomins, her adult short story collection, ‘The Listener’.
All’s Fair in Love and Work #ToveTrove
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my reflections on ‘Fair Play’, Tove Jansson’s “happy tales about two women”.
An Island of Note #ToveTrove
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my musings on Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä’s ‘Notes from an Island’.
‘Don’t Feed the Trolls’
As much to prove I’m not strictly moominogamous (i.e. not a one troll woman) as because I very much enjoyed reading this urban fantasy novel, I decided to share my thoughts on ‘Troll: A Love Story’ by the Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer, Johanna Sinisalo.
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Winner Announced
‘The Eighth Life’ is named winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2020 – but my favourite lockdown read has been declared the runner-up.
2020 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Shortlist
Seven titles have been shortlisted for the fourth annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and my favourite is still in contention.
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist
Sixteen titles have been longlisted for the fourth annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and I have a favourite.
1920 CLUB: Chéri by Colette
Collaborative book blogging: my contribution to the 1920 Club.
Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
My second Janssonian contribution to the Tove Trove Library is the fifth book in the Moomin series, first published in 1957.
1930 CLUB: Le Bal by Irène Némirovsky
Collaborative book blogging: my contribution to the 1930 Club.
Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove
My first Janssonian contribution to the Tove Trove Library is the fifth book in the Moomin series, first published in 1954.
BOOK REVIEW: A Nail, A Rose
Brought back into print by Pushkin Press, Madeleine Bourdouxhe’s 1944 short story collection highlights the lives of conflicted female characters in beautiful prose.
BOOK REVIEW: Intimate Ties: Two Novellas
First published in 1911, Intimate Ties is Robert Musil’s second book, consisting of two novellas, ‘The Culmination of Love’ and ‘The Temptation of Silent Veronica.’
BOOK REVIEW: The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
A collection of Franz Kafka’s short stories showcasing his dark imagination and wry humour.
BOOK REVIEW: Crimson
Crimson is a tale of love, lust, despondency and ‘queer life’ in modern Greenland.
BOOK REVIEW: The Cake Tree in the Ruins
A necessarily brief review (I’m posting this from a sandy beach in Cyprus) of a dark but inventive short story collection set on 15th August 1945 – the day Japan surrendered and the Second World War formerly ended.