Lavorare e amare. Amare e lavorare. Tove Jansson

A tempest all by herself. The story of Tove Jansson (1914-2001), novelist, painter and illustrator, who will be mainly remembered for her Moomins, is of a person who loved to create and build. This book, interwoven like a folk tale about the time of the four seasons, reconstructs in an anarchic and personal way the biography of this woman from the North, as well as a landscape that speaks of islands, forests, wind and houses as the intimate settings for her work, love and adventures.

The volume is issued in the OILÀ collection, edited by Chiara Alessi, which presents the stories of female protagonists of the twentieth century. Women on the Italian and international creative scene (ranging from design to fashion, architecture, music, illustration, graphics, photography and literature) who were outstanding in fields and professions that have invariably been considered the prerogative of men. The books, designed to be read aloud from beginning to end in forty-five minutes – a brief overview – are stories of people presented through a special focus on their biographies, works, private lives and public achievements.

The graphic design is by Studio Sonnoli.