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Waiting for translation: Tove and the world’s children

Posted on 9 August 2026 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — Leave a comment
Tove Jansson ja maailman lapset, my copy on a stripy rug

On her 112th birthday (9 August 1914), here’s a book I finished reading on the 25th anniversary of her death (27 June 2001). Tove Jansson was born on the same day as me, and I hope I make it to…

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