Author · 1914–2001

Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson was a Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001). Born in Helsinki.

Our catalogue lists 4 books by Tove Jansson, mostly fae fiction, dragon fantasy and circus fiction. They span 1950 to 2013. The most-read is Trollkarlens Hatt (1950).

Books by Tove Jansson

Trollkarlens Hatt
Tove Jansson
1950★ 4.3
Farlig Midsommar
Tove Jansson
1955★ 4.6
Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser
Tove Jansson
1963★ 4.5
Moomin Falls In Love
Tove Jansson
2013★ 4.3

Biography

Finnish novelist, painter, and professor of philosophy, best known for the Moomin books.
Biography from Open Library

From Wikipedia

Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and postage stamp designer, her father a sculptor, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over the same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life.

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Facts

Born: 9 August 1914, Helsinki
Died: 27 June 2001
Nationality: Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupation: author, caricaturist, cartoonist, children's writer
Genres: children's literature, fiction literature, painting, portrait painting

Source: Wikidata

Books by Tove Jansson

Trollkarlens Hatt

Farlig Midsommar

Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser

Moomin Falls In Love

Biography

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