She was a multi-talented artist who is mostly remembered as the creator of the Moomins. The Moomin books have been translated into over fifty languages. In addition to the Moomin books and comics, Tove Jansson also received recognition for her short stories and novels.

An antithesis for the Disneyland-like Moomin World theme park is the Moomin Museum of Tampere, which exhibits the original illustrations and hand-made Moomin models by Tove Jansson. The Jansson family has kept the rights of Moomins and controlled the Moomin Boom.

Tove Marika Jansson (Fenno-Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ⓘ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943.

Nobody is left outside in Tove Jansson’s world. Through her unique touch, she captures a universal duality: darkness mixed with humour. Tove Jansson is an artist who changes the world, for those who are ready for it.

Jun 27, 2001 · Tove Marika Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator, and comic strip author. She is best known as the creator of the Moomin books. Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Finland, which was then a part of the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Mar 6, 2014 · Here are 10 facts about Tove Jansson that you might not know yet. 1. The Moomins have been adapted for screen and for stage and even for opera – and Tove Jansson herself was no stranger to the limelight.

With a couple of Moomin books successfully published in Britain, Tove Jansson is commissioned to draw a Moomin series for adults. She likes the idea and after several years of hard work, Moomin becomes world famous.

Tove Jansson is born on August 9th, the eldest child of an artistic family. Tove studies art both in Finland and abroad and she starts making Moomintroll paintings. Her first Moomin-like character is later seen in the magazine Garm in 1943. Söderström & Co publishes the first Moomin story – The Moomins and the Great Flood – in Swedish.

The Moomin series written by author Tove Jansson is comprised of a total of 9 books released between 1945 and 1970. This children’s book series is set in a fantasy world called Moominvalley and feature magical stories revolving a family of white trolls called Moomins.

She is best known as the creator of the Moomin stories for children – as well as the Moomin comic strips and picture books that followed – and for , a novel widely considered a classic of Nordic fiction.