Moomin

The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books by Finland Swedish writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish. They are a family of trolls. In appearance, they are white, round and furry with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses.

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The Moomins also appeared in the form of comic strips; their first appearance was in the London Evening News in 1954. Tove Jansson drew and wrote all the strips until 1959 when she lost inspiration. After this her brother Lars Jansson, who could duplicate the style of drawings and texts accurately, took over the job until 1975 when the last strip was released. The strips were made in English and then translated to other languages.

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The Moomins have also been adapted in to television-animation on many occasions by various groups. The most recent have been Japanese-European collaboration works which have also produced a few feature-length movies.

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Finland Swedish: Finland-Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Finland-Swedes as a first language. For the most part, these dialects are mutually intelligible with Standard Swedish or can even be considered varieties of it. A common mistake made by many...

Tove Jansson: Tove Marika Jansson (August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is the author of, among other works, the world-famous Moomin books....