tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post5260243949644718823..comments2023-09-17T15:17:45.637+01:00Comments on La Terrasse: Tove Jansson – ‘The Summer Book’ & ‘Finn Family Moomintroll’Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961928950277859778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-75810342267396855832009-01-08T00:01:00.000+00:002009-01-08T00:01:00.000+00:00This'll be it:'...Tove was immersed in a creative ...This'll be it:<BR/><BR/>'...Tove was immersed in a creative and often raucously eccentric household. A pet monkey named Poppolino, who was reputedly fond of wearing argyle sweaters, and a nanny who read Plato...'<BR/><BR/>I'll, er, see what I can do.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961928950277859778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-54643601431870153632009-01-07T19:34:00.000+00:002009-01-07T19:34:00.000+00:00*Sighs*I think I'm in love with Tove Jansson. How ...*Sighs*<BR/><BR/>I think I'm in love with Tove Jansson. <BR/><BR/>How lovely, to find ourselves in our thirties, thirsting after Moomin stories.<BR/><BR/>I don't have them to hand, but I think the notion that the stories are partially-autobiographical stems from the essay at the back of the comic strip books. I seem to remember being tickled by a reference to an Argyle sweater-wearing pet monkey. If you're struggling for gift ideas for my next birthday, that's what I want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com