Tove Jansson
Art and Literature
Tove Jansson
Art and Literature
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Description
A deep-dive into the work of Tove Jansson (1914–2001), the Finland-Swedish author and visual artist who created The Moomins, this book considers her novels, short stories, picturebooks, comics, illustrations and paintings to provide a comprehensive overview of her genre and form defying career.
With work ranging from the ironic to melancholy, playful to wise and reaching from the heights and horrors of fantasy to distinctly modern themes and affects, Tove Jansson: Literature and Art brings together literary, comics, film and art scholars to examine creations from across her oeuvre whilst offering insightful new interpretations and approaches. A long-awaited volume for scholars and students as well as a treasure trove for fans, the book, including 60 immaculate illustrations, explores the unique appeal of Jansson's work, which has captivated readers for decades. Covering the tones and techniques that defined her works, recurrent themes and motifs, the important cultural and social contexts, and adaptations of her creations, Tove Jansson provides a rich look back at a writer and artist whose books have been translated into over 60 languages.
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Table of Contents
Chronology: Tove Jansson's Career
A List of Tove Jansson's Books and Their English Translations
A Note on Textual Practices
PART 1: ART AND VISUAL NARRATION
2. Tove Jansson as Illustrator and Visual-Verbal Narrator (Sirke Happonen, University of Helsinki)
3. Tove Jansson as Painter: Decades and Styles (Tuula Karjalainen, emerita art historian)
On Tove Jansson's Public Paintings (Kukku Melkas, Sirke Happonen and Jussi Ojaja¨rvi)
4. Tove Jansson as Comics Artist: From the Beginning to Moomin and Metanarration (Ralf Kauranen)
PART 2: LITERARY TECHNIQUES AND TONES
5. Plotting in the Moomin Suite (Agneta Rehal Johansson, University of Gothenburg, Emerita)
On Tove Jansson's Revisions of the Moomin Books (Agneta Rehal Johansson)
6. Fantasy and Multiplicity of Genres in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jyrki Korpua, University of Oulu)
7. The Subtle Irony of Tove Jansson's Narration (Maria Laakso, University of Tampere)
8. Technique of Wisdom in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jarkko Lauri, University of Oulu)
9. Narrative Reflexivity in Tove Jansson's Characterisation (Kuisma Korhonen, University of Oulu)
PART 3: THEMATIC VIEWS AND CRITICAL CONTEXTS
10. Dramas of the Self in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jussi Ojaja¨rvi)
11. Queering Gender in Moominvalley (Mia O¨sterlund, Åbo Akademi University)
12. The Politics of Personal Relations in Tove Jansson's Short Stories (Kukku Melkas)
13. Friendship, Love, and the Everyday in Tove Jansson's Later Novels (Hanna Lahdenpera¨, University of Helsinki)
14. The Modern Structure of Feeling in Tove Jansson's Short Stories (Kasimir Sandbacka, University of Oulu)
On Class and Societal Undercurrents in Moominvalley (Jussi Ojaja¨rvi)
15. The Cosmopolitan Worldview in Tove Jansson's Short Stories (Hanna-Leena Ma¨a¨tta¨, University of Oulu)
16. The Whimsical Ecology of Moominvalley (Maria Laakso)
EPILOGUE: WANDERING ADAPTIONS
17. The Moomins and Adaptations (Kimmo Laine, University of Turku, and Andrew Nestingen)
Tove Jansson and the Moomins in Japan (Eija Niskanen, University of Helsinki)
The Paternal Evolution of Moominpappa from Print to Screen (Aino Isoja¨rvi, University of Oulu)
Tove: The Biopic (Kimmo Laine)
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Indexes
Product details
| Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 9781350615663 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 60 colour illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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