Tove Jansson
Literature and Art
Tove Jansson
Literature and Art
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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.
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors
1. Introduction: Tove Jansson in Motion
Chronology: Tove Jansson's Career
A List of Tove Jansson's Books and Their English Translations
PART 1: ART AND VISUAL NARRATION
2. Tove Jansson as Illustrator and Visual-Verbal Narrator:Interweaving Images and Words (Sirke Happonen)
3. Tove Jansson as Painter: Decades and Styles (Tuula Karjalainen)
[Sidebar] On Tove Jansson's Public Paintings (Kukku Melkas, Sirke Happonen and Jussi Ojajärvi)
4.Tove Jansson as Comics Artist: From the Beginning to Moomin and Metanarration (Ralf Kauranen)
[Sidebar] A 'New' Comic by Tove Jansson (Ralf Kauranen)
PART 2: LITERARY TECHNIQUES AND TONES
5. Plotting in Tove Jansson's Moomin Suite (Agneta Rehal Johansson)
[Sidebar] On Tove Jansson's Revisions of the Moomin Books (Agneta Rehal Johansson)
6. Fantasy and Genre Diversity in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jyrki Korpua)
7. The Subtle Irony of Tove Jansson's Narration (Maria Laakso)
8. Technique of Wisdom in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jarkko Lauri)
9. Narrative Reflexivity in Tove Jansson's Characterization (Kuisma Korhonen)
[Sidebar] A Masterclass in Composition: Jansson's Short Story 'A Sense of Time' (Kasimir Sandbacka)
PART 3: THEMATIC VIEWS AND CRITICAL CONTEXTS
10. Dramas of the Self in Tove Jansson's Fiction (Jussi Ojajärvi)
11. Queering Gender in Moominvalley (Mia Österlund)
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 Lahdenperä)
14. The Modern Structure of Feeling in Tove Jansson's Short Stories (Kasimir Sandbacka)
[Sidebar] On Class and Societal Undercurrents in Moominvalley (Jussi Ojajärvi)
15. The Cosmopolitan Worldview in Tove Jansson's Short Stories (Hanna-Leena Määttä)
16. The Whimsical Ecology of Moominvalley (Maria Laakso)
EPILOGUE: WANDERING ADAPTIONS
17. The Moomins and Adaptation (Kimmo Laine and Andrew Nestingen)
[Sidebar] Tove Jansson and the Moomins in Japan (Eija Niskanen)
[Sidebar] The Paternal Evolution of Moominpappa from Print to Screen (Aino A. T. Isojärvi)
[Sidebar] Tove: The Biopic (Kimmo Laine)
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Product details
| Published | Dec 10 2026 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9781350615649 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 60 colour illus |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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