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True Deceiver

The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson??Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal?? Introduced by Ali Smith A book of haunting suspense, a dark companion to The Summer Book, introduced by Ali Smith. In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to gain by doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? In this portrayal of two women encircling each other with truth and lies, nothing can be taken for granted. By the time the snow thaws, both thei.

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  • "Den ärliga bedragaren"@it
  • "Ärliga bedragaren. Français"
  • "arliga bedragaren"@ja

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  • "The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson??Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal?? Introduced by Ali Smith A book of haunting suspense, a dark companion to The Summer Book, introduced by Ali Smith. In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to gain by doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? In this portrayal of two women encircling each other with truth and lies, nothing can be taken for granted. By the time the snow thaws, both thei."@en
  • "Deception'the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others'is the subject of this, Tove Jansson's most unnerving and unpredictable novel. Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work, from her sensitive tale of island life, The Summer Book, to her famous Moomin stories: solitude and community, art and life, love and hate. Snow has been falling on the village all winter long. It covers windows and piles up in front of doors. The sun rises late and sets early, and even during the day there is little to do but trade tales. This year everybody's talking about Katri Kling and Anna aemelin. Katri is a yellow-eyed outcast who lives with her simpleminded brother and a dog she refuses to name. She has no use for the white lies that smooth social intercourse, and she can see straight to the core of any problem. Anna, an elderly children's book illustrator, appears to be Katri's opposite: a respected member of the village, if an aloof one. Anna lives in a large empty house, venturing out in the spring to paint exquisitely detailed forest scenes. But Anna has something Katri wants, and to get it Katri will take control of Anna's life and livelihood. By the time spring arrives, the two women are caught in a conflict of ideals that threatens to strip them of their most cherished illusions."@en
  • "Deception-the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others -is the subject of The True Deceiver, Tove Jansson's most unnerving and unpredictable novel. Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work: solitude and community, art and life, love and hate. All winter long the snow has been falling on the village. The sun rises late in the day, and once it does, there is little to do but trade tales. This year the talk of the town is all about Katri Kling and Anna Armelin. Katri is a yellow-eyed outcast who lives in a room with her simple teenaged brother and a dog she never bothered to name. She has no use for the daily dishonesties that smooth social life, but she can see to the rational core of any problem. Anna, an elderly children's book illustrator, is a respected and easygoing, if aloof, member of society. She lives alone in her family mansion, venturing out come springtime to paint exquisitely detailed paintings of the forest floor (to which her young fans insist she add adorable pink bunnies). When Anna needs someone to help around the house, Katri eagerly volunteers. It's not long before she and her brother have moved into the mansion and taken charge of just about every aspect of Anna's life and livelihood. As the season becomes increasingly oppressive, the two women find themselves engaged in a confrontation that will gradually strip away their cherished illusions."

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  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"
  • "Literatura szwedzka dla młodzieży"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"

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  • "Den ärliga bedragaren"
  • "Seijitsuna sagishi"@ja
  • "L'honnête tricheuse"
  • "Die ehrliche Betrügerin"
  • "True Deceiver"@en
  • "Den ärliga bedragaren : [roman]"@sv
  • "Den ärliga bedragaren : [roman]"
  • "Seijitsu na sagishi"
  • "The true deceiver : a novel"
  • "Onesta bugiarda"
  • "L'honnête tricheuse : roman"
  • "Den aerlige bedrageren"
  • "Den arliga bedragaren"
  • "Die ehrliche Betrügerin : e. Märchen für Erwachsene"
  • "Den ärliga Bedragaren"
  • "L' honnête tricheuse : roman"
  • "L'onesta bugiarda"
  • "L'onesta bugiarda"@it
  • "Den Ärliga bedragaren"
  • "誠実な詐欺師"
  • "Den arlige bedragaren"
  • "Aus pettur"
  • "The true deceiver"
  • "The true deceiver"@en
  • "Die ehrliche Betrügerin : ein Märchen für Erwachsene"
  • "The True Deceiver"@en
  • "Kunniallinen petkuttaja"@fi
  • "Kunniallinen petkuttaja"

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