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.

Comic Strip Artist

In 1952, after Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll had been translated into English, an English publisher asked if Tove Jansson would be interested in drawing comic strips about the Moomins. Jansson had already drew a long Moomin comic adventure, called Mumintrollet och jordens undergång ("Moomintrolls and the end of the world") and based loosely on Comet in Moominland, for the Finland-Swedish newspaper Ny Tid, and she accepted the offer. The comic strip Moomintroll started in 1954 in The Evening News, a local newspaper for the London area and the London commuter. Tove Jansson drew 21 long Moomin stories from 1954 to 1959, writing them at first by herself and then with her brother Lars Jansson. 1959 Tove gave this up, because the daily work of comic artist did not leave her time to write books and paint, but Lars took over the strip and continued it until 1975.

Related Topics:
Ny Tid - The Evening News

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In 1966 she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her contributions to children's literature.

Related Topics:
1966 - Hans Christian Andersen Award - Children's literature

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Jansson's Moomin books, originally written in Swedish, have been translated into 33 languages. After the Kalevala and books by Mika Waltari, they are the most translated works of Finnish literature.

Related Topics:
Kalevala - Mika Waltari - Finnish literature

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