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An elderly caretaker at a large outdoor exhibition, called Art in Nature, finds that a couple have lingered on to bicker about the value of a picture; he has a surprising suggestion that will resolve both their row and his own ambivalence about the art market. A draughtsman's obsession with drawing locomotives provides a dark twist to a love story. A cartoonist takes over the work of a colleague who has suffered a nervous breakdown only to discover that his own sanity is in danger. In these witty, sharp, often disquieting stories, Tove Jansson reveals the fault-lines in our relationship with art, both as artists and as consumers. Obsession, ambition, and the discouragement of critics are all brought into focus in these wise and cautionary tales.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Fiction: special features Short stories

• Full title: Art in Nature
• Author: Tove Jansson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9780956308696
• ISBN: 0956308694
• ID: 04473955
• Publisher: Sort of Books
• Weight: 160 g
• Dimensions: 195 × 130 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. June 2012

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