Tove Marika Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, 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. Jansson wrote the Moomin novel series for children, starting with the 1945 The Moomins and the Great Flood. The following two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful, and sales of the first book increased correspondingly. For her work as a children's author she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966; among her many later awards was the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1992. Her Moomin stories have been adapted for the theatre, the cinema, and as an opera. She held a solo exhibition of paintings in 1955, and five more between 1960 and 1970. She carried out several commissions …
Tove Jansson
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Tove Yonsson, يانسون، توفا, 토베얀손, und 45 Andere
يانسن، توو،, Tove, Янссон, Τόβε Γιάνσον, Tuve Janson, Tuve IAnsson, Jansson, טובה ינסון, Tobe Janson, Tuve Yanson, Tove Janson, Tūfā Yānsūn, 朵貝·楊笙, Tōbe Yanson, トーベ ヤンソン, Tuve I︠A︡nsson, Tove Janssonová, Tūve Jānsone, 托芙.扬松, Туве Янссон, تووه یانسون, T Jānsone, Янсон, Tove Marika Jansson, Tūfa Yānsūn, Tobe Gianson, توفي يانسون, Tuvė Janson, Тове Янсон, Туве Янсон, Tuve Jansson, T. Jansone, ტუვე იანსონი, Tove Janssonova, Tuve Jansone, Туве Jансон, Tuve Ânson, Tčve Jansson, Тувэ Янсан, Tove Jansson, Tuve IA︠n︡sson, Tūvi Yānsūn, トーベ.ヤンソン, Tuve Ânsson, トーベ・ヤンソン - Geboren:
- 8. August 1914
- Gestorben:
- 26. Juni 2001
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Tove Marika Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, 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. Jansson wrote the Moomin novel series for children, starting with the 1945 The Moomins and the Great Flood. The following two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful, and sales of the first book increased correspondingly. For her work as a children's author she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966; among her many later awards was the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1992. Her Moomin stories have been adapted for the theatre, the cinema, and as an opera. She held a solo exhibition of paintings in 1955, and five more between 1960 and 1970. She carried out several commissions for murals in public buildings around Finland between 1945 and 1984. She created the illustrations both for her own books and for classics including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hobbit. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, Jansson wrote six novels, including the admired Sommarboken (The Summer Book), and five short story collections for adults.
