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Tove Jansson c. 1970 Born Tove Marika Jansson (1914-08-09) 9 August 1914 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Died 27 June 2001 (2001-06-27) (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland Occupation Artist, writer Language Swedish Nationality Finnish Notable works The Moomins The Summer Book Notable awards Hans Christian Andersen Award 1966 Order of the Smile 1975 Pro Finlandia 1976 Partner Tuulikki ...
Tove is a 2020 Finnish biographical film about Swedish-speaking Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins. The film was directed by Zaida Bergroth from a script by Eeva Putro , and stars Alma Pöysti in the title role.
The Moominvalley of the Tampere Art Museum is a museum devoted to the original works of Tove Jansson. It contains around 2,000 works. The museum is based on the Moomin books and has many original Moomin illustrations by Tove Jansson. The gem of the collection is a blue five-storey model of the Moominhouse, which had Tove Jansson as one of its ...
The Dangerous Journey (Swedish: Den farliga resan) is a children's picture book in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson.It was published in 1977. Tove Jansson takes us on an illustrated and quirky journey through Moominvalley, capturing the impact as seen through the eyes of Susanna. [1]
Comet in Moominland (Swedish: Kometjakten / Mumintrollet på kometjakt / Kometen kommer) is the second in Finnish author Tove Jansson's series of Moomin books. [1] Published in 1946, it marks the first appearance of several main characters, such as Snufkin and the Snork Maiden.
[5] [6] Snufkin is inspired by Atos Wirtanen, Tove Jansson’s close friend and at one point, fiancé. [7] Moomintroll is also an author avatar for Jansson, meaning the two characters were based on real-life lovers. Because of this real-life parallel, their relationship is sometimes examined in the context of queer theory. [8] [9]
Tales from Moominvalley (Swedish: Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser, literally 'The Invisible Child and other stories') is the seventh book in the Moomins series by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Unlike all the other books, which are novels, it is a collection of short stories, the longest book in the series.
Moominpappa at Sea (Swedish: Pappan och havet, literally "The Father and the Sea") is the eighth book in the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. [1] First published in 1965, the novel is set contemporaneously with Moominvalley in November (1970), and is the final installment in the series where the titular Moomin family are present within the narrative.