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Jul 25, 2017 · Jansson created the Moomins towards the end of World War II, eager to escape the monstrosities of everyday life. The artist resided in the apartment for almost 60 years, after moving in 1944. Her life partner, fellow artist Tuulikki Pietilä, lived in the same building.
Dec 14, 2016 · The war years were traumatic for Jansson but also provided a great stimulus to create. She had been mocking Hitler in the pages of Garm since as early 1935 but the war heightened her satirical...
Apr 23, 2024 · Take the quiz! The secret of Moominpappa inspiration is that Tove Jansson‘s father, Viktor “Faffan” Jansson can be seen in the character of Moominpappa.
Mar 13, 2014 · Her life included war and lesbian relationships – both reflected by the Moomins in surprising ways. There is Moomintroll, Moominmamma and Moominpappa – little white trolls who live in Moominvalley, with other fantastical creatures such as the Hattifatteners, Mymbles and Whompers.
- The Moomins and The Great Flood
- Comet in Moominland
- Finn Family Moomintroll
- The Memoirs of Moominpappa
- Moominsummer Madness
- Moominland Midwinter
- Tales from Moominvalley
- Moominpappa at Sea
- Moominvalley in November
- Moomins Show Courage, Freedom and Love
(published in 1945 in Swedish in Helsinki, as Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen) In the introduction, Jansson recounts how her other work was at a standstill in 1939, during the Second World War, and felt “completely pointless.” She started the book to distract herself, then forgot about it until 1945. The Great Flood introduces many of the c...
(1946, Kometjakten) A comet is hurtling through space, coming closer and closer to earth. Moominmamma packs Moomintroll a backpack full of sandwiches and woolly socks, and he leaves with his friend Sniff to seek advice from the professors at the observatory in the far-off Lonely Mountains. Along the way, Snufkin and others join their quest. The boo...
(1948, Trollkarlens hatt) Moomintroll, Sniff and Snufkin find a black top hat on a mountain summit. They soon figure out that it has magical powers. Could it belong to an intimidating magician who flies around the universe on an enormous black panther? Could that magician be looking for the world’s biggest ruby, which someone has stolen from him? O...
(1950, Muminpappans bravader) One day Moominpappa sits down to write his memoirs, yielding, he says, “to the temptation of talking about myself.” Hardcore fans love this book because it fills in so many background details: Moominpappa reveals stories about his wild youth. We find out how he met Moominmamma, and who Sniff’s and Snufkin’s parents are...
(1954, Farlig midsommar) When a flood submerges Moominvalley, the family takes refuge in the top floor of their home, then manages to climb onboard a mysterious floating house. It turns out to be a theatre – but none of them knows what a theatre is. Gradually they develop a play, and the forest creatures show up in boats to watch them perform on th...
(1957, Trollvinter) Usually, the Moomins hibernate through the winter, with their stomachs full of nutritious pine needles. This time, Moomintroll wakes up in the middle of winter and can’t get back to sleep. He discovers a much darker, colder world, experiences snow for the first time, and makes some new acquaintances. One of them is Too-ticky, a ...
(1962, Det osynliga barnet) In this book of short stories, we encounter old friends as well as lesser-known characters. The name of the collection in Swedish is the same as that of one of the stories, “The Invisible Child.” Others include “The Hemulen who loved Silence” and “The Fillyjonk who believed in Disasters.” In “The Spring Tune,” Snufkin ch...
(1965, Pappan och havet) Having determined that an island with a lighthouse is calling them, Moominpappa decides that he and his family will sail away and live there. When they finally get there, the lighthouse is empty, and the island and its hardy trees and bushes seem to be alive. Moomintroll finds out that the monstrous Groke, who is so cold th...
(1970, Sent i november) One by one, an array of characters converges on Moominvalley and the Moomin family’s house, only to realise that the Moomins are nowhere to be found. Everyone moves in anyway, but somehow it’s just not the same. As they cook, clean, converse, argue and play music, they try to remember how it was when the Moomins were at home...
Courage, Freedom, Love! The Moomins at 75is the name the National Museum in Helsinki chose for their “magical journey into the values and philosophy of the Moomins,” in late 2020 and early 2021. Maybe you couldn’t visit because of coronavirus-related restrictions, or maybe you’re reading this after the fact. Our slideshow gives you an inkling of th...
Mar 5, 2014 · In Jansson’s narratives, whether tilted to children or adults, a debate can be felt rustling under the surface: it’s between voices that speak for the open hand of compromise and diplomacy and...
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When she wrote Moominpappa at Sea (1965) several years later, she thought for a long time about dedicating the book to her father, but decided instead to dedicate it to “a father”, without specifying. Three years later she published The Sculptor’s Daughter. Art and family were sacred to Viktor Jansson.
