Tove Jansson
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When Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.
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Sophia und ihre Großmutter verbringen den Sommer auf einer winzigen Insel im finnischen Meerbusen. Die beiden streifen umher, plaudern, streiten, stellen Fragen. Zusammen mit ihnen erleben wir eine Welt voller kleiner Wunder - und eine rundum glückliche (Hör-)Zeit. Tove Jansson, die Autorin der MUMIN-Geschichten, lässt viele ihrer eigenen Erfahrungen in dieses Buch einfließen. Ein poetischer und heiterer Roman, der den finnischen Sommer atmet....
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Tove Jansson ist dank ihrer MUMIN-Bücher weltweit bekannt und beliebt. Ihre Bücher zählen zu den Klassikern der skandinavischen Literatur. Das WINTERBUCH versammelt viele der beliebtesten Erzählungen für Erwachsene von der finnlandschwedischen Autorin. Mit feinem Humor und Melancholie begleitet dieses Buch die Leserinnen und Leser durch die dunkle Jahreszeit. Eine Jahreszeit, die neben Schnee, Eis und Kälte auch besondere Naturerlebnisse, Zurückgezogenheit...
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If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun... It's winter in Moominvalley and the Moomin family is deep in their Long Winter Sleep, waiting for Too-Ticky to wake them when spring arrives. But when a mysterious ratta-tattle wakes Moomintroll with a start, will he be brave enough to investigate the noise by himself? And what surprises will he find if he does venture outside?
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Deception-the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others -is the subject of The True Deceiver, Tove Jansson's most unnerving and unpredictable novel. Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work: solitude and community, art and life, love and hate. All winter long the snow has been falling on the village. The sun rises late in the day, and once it does, there is little to do but trade tales. This year...
16) Fair play
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Two women, both artists, live and work on opposite sides of a large apartment building. They have loved and argued for decades. Yet no matter how many times they've played the game, it is always capable of surprising them.
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"Moominmamma and Moomintroll need to find a home for the winter, someplace where sun is plentiful and safe from the dangers of the unknown. But before they can settle down, they must cross a dark and sinister forest and find their way through a flood of epic proportions, all the while hoping that they will find Moominpappa again. Their journey seems daunting but they forge ahead, with Moominmamma's kindness and patience giving Moomin the courage he...
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An NYRB Classics Original Tove Jansson excelled at the brief tale, writing stories that in their short spans unfold to reveal entire worlds. This is true of her internationally syndicated cartoon strip about a family of hippo-like creatures, the Moomins; of her beloved Moomin novels; and of her best-selling books for adults, like The Summer Book. Until now, however, Jansson's short stories have been nearly impossible to find in the United States....