Tove Jansson – Tee työtä ja rakasta by Tuula Karjalainen

Tove's brother Per Olov was born in 1920 and in 1926 her The family practically lived in his atelier.įor the first six years of her life, Tove was the only child of her Returned to her childhood and her father, whom she portrayed as aįormidable patriarch. (1968), a collection of autobiographical short stories, Jansson Loves her vegetable garden and potted plants, and who always has an extra place at the table for the unexpected guest. Mildly anarchistic individualism. Signe Hammarsten-Jansson provided the model for the Moominmama, who Later marked Jansson's stories, in which she showed an understanding of the bohemian lifestyle and Heritage - art, creativity, and tolerance. Her parents belonged to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland and the family 'Father hated all women except mother and me,' Jansson said. Moved to Finland in 1914, after marriage. Her mother, the graphic artist Signe Hammarsten-Jansson (1882-1970), Her father was the sculptor Viktor Jansson Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki into an artistic family. Jansson had little to do with the avalanche of comicīooks, Japanese animated movies, and toys, sweets, soft drinks, mugs,īowls, glasses, and other products (see 'From Moomins to a Party Game' by Juhani Niemi in Muumien taikaa, 1996). In the West, and then in the 1960s and during the 1970s in the EastĮurope and other sides of the globe, including Japan.

The international Moomin boom came in two waves, first in the 1950s Popularity among children, they are also much appreciated by adults. Although Jansson's Moomintrolls gained worldwide

Sophisticated humour, and existentialist sense of aloneness. The Moomintrolls became a huge success with their adventurous, freedom loving spirits, Lars Jansson drew and wrote Moomin until 1975, and then the work was continuedīy others. Tove Jansson drew the comic strip Moomin for the Evening News, London, from 1953 to 1959,Īnd then was succeeded by her brother Lars Jansson, who had helped her to translate the original Some people sail on it slowly, some quickly, and some capsize.' (from Moominvalley in November, 1970)

Moominpappa and mother Moominmamma in the Valley of the Moomins. Moomintroll is a bland-faced little creature, who lives with his father Herīooks have been compared to the work of Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tove Jansson began her Moomin series in 1945. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĪnd children's book writer, famous for Moomintrolls which have foundįriends worldwide.

Tove Jansson – Tee työtä ja rakasta by Tuula Karjalainen