Known For
Writing
Born
Sep 09, 1914
Died
Jun 27, 2001
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Credits
47 titles
Tove Jansson
Biography
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, she wrote six novels and five books of short stories for adults.
Known For
Filmography
Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson
Narrator
Comet in Moominland
Creator
The Summer Book
Novel
Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open
Original Concept
Comet in Moominland
Writer
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Narrator (voice)
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
Narrator (voice)
Snöbarnens julsagor
Book
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
Original Story
The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin
Novel
Tove Jansson and the Moomins
The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin
Self
Moominvalley
Original Story
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Novel
Moomins on the Riviera
Original Story
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
Self (archive footage)
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Novel
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
Novel
From the Life of the Little Trolls
Short Story
The Leading Lady
Short Story
Tove and Tooti in Europe
Self
Haru, Island of the Solitary
Herself (archive footage)
Hur gick det sen?
Narrator
Travelling with Tove
Herself
Comet in Moominland
Novel
Moomin
Original Story
A Glimpse of Tove Jansson
Self
Winter in Moominland
Novel
The Happy Days of the Moomins
Novel
Tove and the Sea
Self
Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley
Novel
Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley
Novel
Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag
Novel
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Book
The Moomins
Book
Moomintroll and the Comet
Novel
Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home
Novel
Moomintroll and the Others
Novel
Mumindalen
Writer
New Moomin
Novel
There are so many things you cannot understand
Self
Mumintrollet
Writer
Moomin
Original Story
Moomin and the Sea
Self
Julkalendern
Creator
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Die Muminfamilie – Eine drollige Gesellschaft
Novel
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie
Original Story