Tove Jansson (The Illustrators)

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Tove Jansson drew her first Moomin on an outhouse wall, before committing Moominvalley to the page in the 1940s

Tove Jansson drew her first Moomin on an outhouse wall, before committing Moominvalley to the page in the 1940s. This book offers a fresh, insightful appreciation of her life and art, from imaginative child to art student, painter, author, cartoonist and illustrator, bohemian lesbian and Finnish cultural icon. Jansson’s flourishing Moomin books are examined in detail, as are her interpretations of such classics as Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
Extent: 112 pp
Format: Hardback
Illustrations: 106
Publication date: 2022-10-06
Size: 24.5 x 18.7 cm
ISBN: 9780500094334

Press Reviews

Tove Jansson is one of the most original, versatile, philosophically dextrous, warm and generous artists ever to have graced this world
Ali Smith

Informative
Art Review

Contains a wealth of illustrations... A sensitive portrayal of Finland's most widely translated author, this itself is a work of art
Shelf Awareness (starred review)


About the Author

Paul Gravett is a writer, critic, curator, publisher and broadcaster who has worked in the comics industry since 1981. He is author of many books, including Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life, Comics Art and Mangasia, the latter published by Thames & Hudson in 2017. He is also the author of Posy Simmonds in the Illustrators series. Gravett is co-director of Comica, the London International Comics Festival.

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