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Two young teenagers look after a sick man through the night.

Two young teenagers look after a sick man through the night. From Tove Jansson's debut 1971 collection. Read by Indira Varma.

Made for 4 Extra. Two young teenagers look after a sick man through the night. From Tove Jansson's debut 1971 collection. Read by Indira Varma.

Creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author is one of the most successful children writers ever. In her debut collection published in 1971 she tells of what we experience in youth, love, getting older and dying. 

Translated by Thomas Teal into English for the first time in the UK to celebrate the centenary of her birth in August 2014. 

Producer Karen Rose. Executive producer Jeremy Osborne.
 
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Tales from the Finnish novelist, painter and illustrator's debut 1971 collection.

Tales from the Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author's debut 1971 collection.

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