An appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson, creator of the
Moomin books, which are adored by children and adults across the
globe. This book provides fresh insights and a deeper appreciation
of the life and art of Tove Jansson (1914-2001), one of the most
original, influential and perennially enjoyed illustrators of the
20th century. Jansson's flourishing Moomin books are examined in
detail, as are her interpretations of such classics as Lewis
Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hunting of the
Snark, and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Born in Helsinki among the
Swedish-speaking Finnish minority, Jansson was brought up with a
love for making art and stories in a supportive artistic family.
Her first illustrated tales were published when she was fourteen
years old. From a year later until 1953, she drew humorous and
political cartoons as well as striking front covers for the
satirical magazine Garm, responding to the Second World War and its
aftermath as she developed from art student to painter and
muralist, bohemian and lesbian. This book also explores the
emergence of her Moomin world, appearing in her first children's
book in 1945 and then in newspaper strips. These would lead to her
being headhunted by the London Evening News, the world's
biggest-selling evening paper, to write and draw a daily Moomin
newspaper cartoon. This body of work is one of her great
achievements, expanding her stories, settings and cast and
invigorating her drawing and writing. Jansson also wrote many
novels, documented here along with personal commentaries from her
own writings.
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