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Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnson] (listen); 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 Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist and a writer for the rest of her life.

Jansson wrote the Moomin books for children, starting in 1945 with The Moomins and the Great Flood. The next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful in sales, adding to sales of the first book. For her work as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.

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 books of short stories for adults.

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Mumitrolden og dragen

En sensommerdag lykkes det Mumitrolden at fange en drage - faktisk den allersidste drage i verden! Han lukker dragen inde i et syltetøjsglas og beslutter sig for at altid kun at elske dragen. Men dragen er som drager er flest, og havde det ikke været for Mumrikken, havde Mumitrolden fået knust sit hjerte.

Tove Janssons klassiske novelle "Historien om den sidste drage i verden" fra 1965 om venskab, længsel og kærlighed er her tilgængelig som stemningsfuld lydbog, der tager dig direkte tilbage til Mumidalen. Fortællingerne om Mumitroldene har siden den første udgivelse i 1945 opnået ikonstatus som noget af den mest populære og elskede børnelitteratur i Skandinavien. Med den magiske Mumidal skabte den finlandsvenske forfatter og tegner Tove Jansson et helt særegent univers, hvor hun skarpsynet formidlede livsvisdom i børnehøjde. Mumitroldene er oversat til 40 sprog og læses af såvel voksne som børn verden over. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) var en finlandssvensk forfatter, kunstner og tegner. Hun er mest kendt for sine fortællinger om mumitroldene, som er oversat til mere end 35 sprog – heriblandt dansk. Tove Jansson har modtaget adskillige priser og hædersbevisninger, blandt andet H.C. Andersen Prisen, Selma Lagerlöfs litteraturpris, Finlandspriset og Svenska Akademiens Store Pris.
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Publish date01 Mar 2020
Published bySAGA Egmont
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ISBN epub9788726528497
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