1. Tove Jansson Nataliya Sysoyeva PH-51 Tove Jansson

2. Contents Contents ► Life and a family ► Painter & illustrator ► Writer ► Moomin books ► The main hero ► Moomin Museum ► Awards ► References

3. Tove Marika Jansson (1914-2001) Life & family Was born and died in Helsinki, Finland Family ► father - Viktor Jansson (sculptor) ► mother- Signe Hammarsten- Jansson (illustrator) ► brothers  Per Olov Jansson (photographer)  Lars Jansson ( autor & comic strip artist) Swedish-speaking Finns minority T.Jannson

4. Painter & illustrator ► Stockholm Art School (1930 – 1933) ► Graphic School of the Finnish Art Academy (1933 – 1937) ► careers of author and painter are of equal importance ► Style – from the classical impressionism to the highly abstract modernism The Exploits of Moominpappa (1950) © Moomin Characters, Tove Jansson

5. ► illustrator and cartoonist for the Finland-Swedish satirical magazine Garm (1930s -1953) ► illustrated Swedish translations of other classics  J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit  Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ► Illustrated her own works Moominland Midwinter (1957) © Moomin Characters, Tove Jansson Painter & illustrator

6. Writer ► ► Moomin books ► ► Other books in Swedish ► Some books translated in English  The Summer Book (1972)  Sun City (1974)

7. ► the first book was written during Finland's Winter War of 1939-1940 ► international success in 1954 ► originally written in Swedish ► translated into 35 languages © Moomin Characters and T.Jannson, Tove Jansson The Moomin books

8. The main hero ► Moomintroll ► From Tove’s political cartoons  As a signature character near the artist’s name ► The name of the creature was invented by Tove’s uncle

9. The Moomin books ► The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945) ► Comet in Moominland (1946) ► Finn Family Moomintroll (1948) ► Moominland Midwinter (1957) ► The Exploits of Moominpappa (1950) ► Moominsummer Madness (1955) ► Tales from Moominvalley (1962) ► Moominpappa at Sea (1965) ► Moominvalley in November (1970)

10. Awards ► H.C. Andersen Medal 1966 ► Swedish Academy prize 1972 ► the Order of the Smile Polish children's award in 1975 ► Topelius Prize 1978 ► Finnish state prize for literature 1963, 1971, 1982 ► Helsinki Prize 1980 etc.

11. Moomin museum Tampere, Finland Moomin Collection ► original illustrations ► 40 miniatures ► a small Moomin House ► Moomin Valley multimedia ► the Moomin Valley shop

12. References ► www.virtual.finland.fi ► www.io.com ► www.librarything.com ► www.teatry.art.pl ► www.tampere.fi

13. Tove Jansson Nataliya Sysoyeva PH-51 Tove Jansson