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A review by deathbedxcv
The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson
4.0
“No. My dog and I despise them. We’re hidden in our own secret life, concealed in our innermost wilderness…”
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‘The True Deceiver’ by Finnish-Swedish author and creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, begins on an ordinary dark winter morning, with snow still falling. What does it mean to lie? How bad is lying when it’s for something noble, in your heart, and for someone else? And is the oxymoronic title, ‘The True Deceiver,’ or honest deceiver, oxymoronic at all?
Jansson’s 1982 novel, translated to English from the Swedish by Thomas Teal in 2011, follows Katri Kling and Anna Aemelin; two completely different women from completely different walks of life. Katri is described as a yellow-eyed outcast, and Anna as a respected member of the village. The story also follows Mats, Katri’s brother, who I believe acts as a midpoint or common point between the two women.
The three words that I believe summarizes this novel are snow ❄️, deceit
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‘The True Deceiver’ by Finnish-Swedish author and creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, begins on an ordinary dark winter morning, with snow still falling. What does it mean to lie? How bad is lying when it’s for something noble, in your heart, and for someone else? And is the oxymoronic title, ‘The True Deceiver,’ or honest deceiver, oxymoronic at all?
Jansson’s 1982 novel, translated to English from the Swedish by Thomas Teal in 2011, follows Katri Kling and Anna Aemelin; two completely different women from completely different walks of life. Katri is described as a yellow-eyed outcast, and Anna as a respected member of the village. The story also follows Mats, Katri’s brother, who I believe acts as a midpoint or common point between the two women.
The three words that I believe summarizes this novel are snow ❄️, deceit