Tove Jansson

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Tove Jansson

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born
in Helsinki, Finland
August 09, 1914

died
June 27, 2001

gender
female

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About this author

Tove Jansson was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. As a Finnish citizen whose mother tongue was Swedish, she was part of the Swedish-speaking Finns minority. Thus, all her books were originally written in Swedish.

Although known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance.

Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), during World War II. She said later that the war had depressed her, and she had wanted to write something naïve and innocent. Besides the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson also wrote and illustrated four original and highly popular picture books.

Jansson's Moomin books have been translated in...more


Average rating: 4.25 · 27,491 ratings · 1,979 reviews · 138 distinct works · Similar authors
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The Summer Book
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 2,190 ratings — published 1957 — 43 editions
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,711 ratings — published 1945 — 18 editions
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 1,537 ratings — published 1970 — 32 editions
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 1,459 ratings — published 1962 — 36 editions
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“One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago
I met a little girl with a book under her arm.
I asked her why she was out so early and
she answered that there were too many books and
far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.”
Tove Jansson

“I ONLY WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE AND PLANT POTATOES AND DREAM!”
Tove Jansson, Moomin, Vol. 1

“You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.”
Tove Jansson, Tales from Moominvalley

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