Tove Jansson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tove Jansson
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Tove Jansson in 1967
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| Born | Tove Marika Jansson 9 August 1914 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 June 2001 (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Artist, writer |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Notable works | The Moomins |
| Notable awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award 1966 Order of the Smile 1975 Pro Finlandia 1976 |
| Partner | Tuulikki Pietilä |
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Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjaːnsɔn]; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-born Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.
Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame.
Jansson died in Helsinki, Finland from natural causes at the age of 86.
Images for kids
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Jansson in 1923
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Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson and her mother at Klovharu, the island in the Borgå archipelago where the Janssons had a summerhouse, 1958
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Cover of Finn Family Moomintroll (1948)
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Jansson in 1956 with moomintroll dolls made by Atelier Fauni
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The first major retrospective exhibition of Jansson's art in the United Kingdom was held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2017–2018.
