The Doll's House
A collection of twelve short stories about obsession and ambition. Witty, sharp and often disquieting, these stories explore human nature and the way in which mysteries and uncertainty – even illness and danger – can have a positive and magical potential. The stories share a recurring theme: what happens when artists and eccentrics, who hide away in the back corners of middle-class society, try to change their already difficult relationship with the world?
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Year of publication
1978
Original title
Dockskåpet
Page count
208
Original publisher
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Reviews
Book Reviews
Even Jansson's loneliest, craggiest stories have a kind of fierce beauty to them, (coming from) simple contrasts and contradictions: the introvert who also wants a connection with his fellows; the storm gathering outside even as coffee simmers on the stovetop. This is the beauty of the ordinary, and it can be very beautiful indeed.
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