Tove jansson biography
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Tove Jansson
by Syrene Forsman
2014 would have been Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s 100th birthday. Her world famous Moomin family stories may lead one to overlook her other artistic and literary works.
She wrote novels for adults as well, illustrated books by Tolkien and Lewis Carroll, illustrated picture books, and, as young as 15, had her cartoons published in the anti-fascist humor magazine Garm. Tove Jansson is one of Finland’s most famous authors and artists.
Tove jansson biography
She has received innumerable awards, the earliest, the Hans Christian Anderson Gold Medal, in 1966. Tove Jansson was born on the eve of the war for independence from Russia in Helsingfors to two Swedish-speaking Finnish artists, father Viktor Jansson, a sculptor, and illustrator mother, Signe Hammarsten, nicknamed Ham.
She had two brothers. Tove remained close to her family throughout her life, although her father or “Faffan” held political opinions and artistic goals diametrically opposed to her own. From 1930 to 1