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Tove Jansson

Finnish novelist, painter, and professor of philosophy, best known for the Moomin books.

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Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

Born 9 August 1914
Died 27 June 2001

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  • Cover of: Finn family Moomintroll

    Cover of edition finnfamilymoomin00jans Cover of edition finnfamilymoomin00jans Cover of edition finnfamilymoomin00tove First published in 1950 — 54 editions
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  • Cover of: Comet in Moominland

    Cover of edition mumitrollikometa0000jans Cover of edition cometinmoominlan00tove First published in 1946 — 44 editions
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  • Cover of: The exploits of Moominpappa, described by himself

    Cover of edition muminpappansmemo0000jans Cover of edition moominpappasmemo00jans Cover of edition moominpappasmemo00jans First published in 1950 — 36 editions
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  • Cover of: Moominland midwinter

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  • Cover of: Moomin Summer Madness

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  • Cover of: Moominpappa at sea

    Cover of edition moominpappaatsea00jans First published in 1966 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales from Moominvalley

    Cover of edition skazkidolinymumi0000jans Cover of edition talesfrommoominv00tove First published in 1963 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Moominvalley in November

    Cover of edition moominvalleyinno00tove First published in 1970 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: The Summer book

    Cover of edition lelivredunt0000tove First published in 1972 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Sculptor's daughter

    First published in 1968 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The true deceiver

    Cover of edition truedeceiver0000jans First published in 1982 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My

    First published in 1953 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Moomins and the Great Flood

    First published in 1945 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Who Will Comfort Toffle?

    First published in 1960 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters from Tove

    First published in 2020 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Moomin: the complete Tove Jansson comic strip.

    First published in 2006 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Sun city

    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Fair Play

    First published in 1989 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Mumin. Las tiras completas de Tove Jansson 1

    First published in 2022 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Travelling light

    First published in 1987 — 4 editions
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Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

Born 9 August 1914
Died 27 June 2001

Subjects

Children's fiction, Moomins (Fictitious characters), Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Cartoons and comics, Fantasy, Comic books, strips, Picture books, Fantasy fiction, Pictorial works, Moominland (Imaginary place), Juvenile literature, Comics & graphic novels, general, Translations into English, Children's stories, Finnish literature, Toy and movable books, Board books, Children's stories, Swedish, Fairy tales, Graphic novels, Translations into Russian, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Fiction, general, Friendship

Places

Moominland, Sweden, Finland, Finland v Fiction, Finland0 145067, Helsinki, Klovharun, Klovharun (Finland), Moomin Valley, Moomin house, Moomin valley, Moominvalley, Muminhaus, Mumintal

People

Tove Jansson, Filifjonka, Hemul, Homsa Toft, Mumintrollen (fiktiva gestalter), Mymla, Nummulit, Onkelschrompel, Schnupferich, Tove Jansson (1914-), Tove Jansson (1914-20010 191503)

Time

20th century, November

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Alternative names

  • Tove Marika Jansson
  • Tove JANSSON
  • Tove [Thomas Warburton, tr.] Jansson
  • Tove
  • trad. de Emmanuelle Lavoix Jansson
  • JANSSON TOVE
  • TOVE JANSSON
  • Jansson Tove

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
November 19, 2023 Edited by Williamson Date, ID, and links.
November 19, 2023 Edited by Williamson Edited without comment.
October 20, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI