Tove Jansson

Tove Marika Jansson (Finland ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finnish-born novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.

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.

Jansson died in Helsinki, Finland from natural causes at the age of 86.

Visual art
"Party in the city", 1947; It is a mural; Helsinki Art Museum (HAM)https://www.moomin.com/en/blog/with-the-murals-tove-jansson-painted-she-brought-light-and-color-to-finland-that-was-recovering-from-the-wars-see-the-photos/#751cacd1. Retrieved 2024-08-09

References

Other websites

Tove Jansson  at www.moomin.com 
Tove Jansson  at Schildts
Tove Jansson and the altarpiece "Ten Virgins" 
Tove Jansson at WSOY 
thisisFINLAND: People – Tove Jansson: writer, painter and illustrator
The Moomin Trove Comprehensive lists of Tove Jansson's Moomin books
Tove Jansson and The Moomin Trove by Finland Travel Club
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson (BBC) by Eleanor Yule

Category:1914 births
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Category:Swedish children's writers
Category:Writers from Helsinki