http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/2009/11/janssons-temptations/ A literary journal of writing from and about Finland. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/2009/11/janssons-temptations/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Emily Jeremiah Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:46:01 +0000 http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/?p=2573#comment-346 A marvellously sly and subtle work, The True Deceiver is both alluring and unsettling. The prose is crisp and clean, and yet richly suggestive. I'm heartened by the efforts of Sort Of Books - the volume is handsomely produced; beautifully judged - and by the generosity of Ali Smith, who has championed Jansson's work for some years now - Smith's foreword to the wonderful Fair Play is deft and moving. Radio 4 is currently broadcasting a serialization of The True Deceiver, which has been glowingly reviewed by Ursula le Guin in The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/12/true-deceiver-tove-jansson-review). Hear, hear! Happy New Year! Emily Jeremiah A marvellously sly and subtle work, The True Deceiver is both alluring and unsettling. The prose is crisp and clean, and yet richly suggestive. I’m heartened by the efforts of Sort Of Books – the volume is handsomely produced; beautifully judged – and by the generosity of Ali Smith, who has championed Jansson’s work for some years now – Smith’s foreword to the wonderful Fair Play is deft and moving. Radio 4 is currently broadcasting a serialization of The True Deceiver, which has been glowingly reviewed by Ursula le Guin in The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/12/true-deceiver-tove-jansson-review). Hear, hear!
Happy New Year!
Emily Jeremiah

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