![]() ![]() ![]() Jansson's Moomin books have been translated into 33 languages. Besides the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson also wrote and illustrated four original and highly popular picture books. ![]() She said later that the war had depressed her, and she had wanted to write something naive and innocent. Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), during World War II. Thus, all her books were originally written in Swedish.Īlthough known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance. As a Finnish citizen whose mother tongue was Swedish, she was part of the Swedish-speaking Finns minority. ![]() Jansson's Moomin books have been translated in Tove Jansson was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. Although known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance. Thus, all her books were originally written in Swedish. As a Finnish citizen whose mother tongue was Swedish, she was part of the Swedish-speaking Finns minority. Tove Jansson Fair Play Sort of Books An independent publisher of both original and classic fiction and non-fiction books > Fair Play 128pp Original paperback with flaps ISBN: 978-0954899530 Translated from Swedish by Thomas Teal 7. Tove Jansson was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. ![]()
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