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Tove Jansson, 1914-2001.(Obituary)
TOVE JANSSON, who died recently in Finland, was probably one of the most successful and loved authors of the twentieth century. Though she is published as a children s writer, her books have millions of adult readers. In her own country the characters she created--the Moomin Trolls and the other odd things that share the Finnish forests with them--are a national institution, but Moomin fanatics are found all over the world.
Tove Jansson had a life almost as odd and extraordinary as some of her characters and there seems to have been a good deal of Moomin in her. Born in Helsinki in 1914, she was the child of a sculptor and a cartoonist. In her autobiographical A ...
- Tove Jansson at eighty. (illustrator)
- Magazine article from: The Horn Book Magazine September 1, 1994 700+ words
...Viktor, was one of Finland's great sculptors...storms and islands. Tove Jansson's talents, like...is the fact that Tove Jansson is not merely the...novels. In fact, Tove Jansson is recognized in Finland, in Scandinavia...
- Kate McLoughlin and Malin Lidstrom Brock, eds. Tove Jansson Rediscovered.(Book...
- Magazine article from: Scandinavian Studies Zuck, Virpi March 22, 2009 700+ words
...Janssonesque: Language in Tove Jansson's Moomin Oeuvre" argues...be read as an allegory of Finland-Swedish culture and prefers...rather than distinctly Finland-Swedish. She finds Tove Jansson's characters universal and...
- Tove Jansson award created.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report March 21, 2002 700+ words
...BUSINESS REPORT-21 March 2002-Tove Jansson award created (C)1994-2002...commemorate the Finnish author Tove Jansson has been created by Svenska Folkskolans...culture for children in Swedish in Finland and will include literature, art...
- Tove Jansson. Meddelande: Noveller i urval 1971-1997.(Review)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: World Literature Today Brantly, Susan March 22, 1999 700+ words
Tove Jansson. Meddelande: Noveller i urval 1971...290 pages. ISBN 91-0-056633-0. Tove Jansson enjoys international fame as the creator...is bizarre enough as it is. Fans of Tove Jansson will certainly enjoy Meddelande. It...
- NORDIC STAR ; Tove Jansson's story of mind games and deception also gives us a...
- Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London KATIE LAW November 5, 2009 700+ words
THE TRUE DECEIVER by Tove Jansson trans by Thomas Teal (Sort Of Books, Pounds 7.99) MARK Ellingham...publication of Stefan Zweig's The Post Office Girl, and now Tove Jansson's haunting tale of honesty and deception, set in the wintry...
- The Works of Tove Jansson. (Books).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures January 1, 2002 700+ words
...Moominmamma, and their son, Moomintroll. These curious and adventuresome characters have drawn millions of readers to Finland's favorite children's stories. The Moomins are great company -- their lively personalities and nose for adventure deliver...
- Meet the Moomins.(popular children's stories in Finland)
- Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures Lannom, Gloria W. January 1, 2002 700+ words
...imagination of writer Tove Jansson (1914-2001). The...appeal of the Moomins made Tove Jansson an international figure...beyond the borders of Finland. The Moomin books...the island of Kailo on Finland's west coast, young...
- In praise of Finland; Charlemagne.(Finland's EU presidency gets under way)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) July 8, 2006 700+ words
...So begins the climax to Tove Jansson's "Comet in Moominland", one of Finland's greatest contributions...everything is all right.'" In Finland now, everything is all right...overwhelmed by India and China. Finland suggests that this fate is...
