Tove Jansson: 35 books

Fair Play is the type of love story that is rarely told, a revelatory depiction of contentment, hard-won and exhilarating.  Mari is a writer and Jonna is an artist, and they live at opposite ends of a big apartment building, their studios connected by a long attic passageway. They have argued,...

Es sind klar und scharf beobachtete, einprägsame Figuren: der Mann mit den Lokomotiven, der Comiczeichner, der abtaucht, die Schauspielerin, die jemandes Seele stiehlt. Von Hoffnung getragen oder von starrer Besessenheit, von Hass oder Liebe, konzipieren sie ihr Leben und agieren vor uns wie in einem...

Mari und Jonna, zwei Künstlerlinnen, zwei Ateliers - verbunden durch einen Gang auf dem Dachboden. Tag für Tag, Jahr für Jahr leben und arbeiten sie Seite an Seite, in Helsinki, auf einer abgelegenen Schäreninsel oder auf Reisen durch Europa und die USA. Immer geleitet vom gegenseitigen Respekt,...

'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble, etc. are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't seem right without them . . .

Everyone knows the Moomins sleep through the winter. But this year, Moomintroll has woken up early. So while the rest of the family slumber, he decides to visit his favorite summer haunts. But all he finds is this strange white stuff. Even the sun is gone! Moomintroll is angry: whoever Winter is,...

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.

It is spring in the valley and the Moomins are ready for adventure! Moomintroll and his friends Snufkin and Sniff find the Hobgoblin's top hat, all shiny and new and just waiting to be taken home. They soon realize that his is no ordinary hat; it can turn anything—or anyone—into something else!

Here are nine delightfully funny stories about the triumphs and tribulations of the citizens of Moominvalley. Readers will discover how the Moomin family save young Ninny from permanent invisibility, and what happens when Moomintroll catches the last dragon in the world. Some of the characters in...

Before he had a family, Moominpappa led a life of adventure and intrigue. But he's never told his story until now. He has a bad cold, and it's the perfect time to remember his youthful endeavors and to ponder the experiences which have made him the remarkable Moomin he is.

Leave Moominvalley? Is it possible? Yes, even the Moomin family need a change of scenery sometimes, so they're off to live in a lighthouse on a tiny island. Here they find space to grow, and to do things they couldn't in their comfortable, cluttered valley home. As they discover their new home, the family also discover surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.

It's winter in Moominvalley and Moomintroll and his family are getting ready for the Long Winter Sleep. But as the first flakes of snow fall, they receive an exciting invitation to the Ice Festival. Will they be brave enough to venture out now winter is here?

Tonight everyone in Moominvalley will be going to the Autumn Ball and Moomintroll and Sniff are busy helping with preparations. But when they discover an extraordinary golden leaf on the forest floor, will they be able to find a tree full of golden leaves and give each of the valley folk a gift they'll always treasure?

Ich schreibe, also bin ich Schriftstellerin: Wenn es so einfach wäre, gäbe es die Geschichten in dieser Sammlung nicht. Ist Dichten das große Glück, ein großer Kraftakt - oder beides? Wie entstehen Ideen, aus welchen Situationen und Begegnungen schöpfen Autorinnen ihre Inspiration? Wie finden...

Esiste nei rapporti umani una linea che separa verità da ipocrisia, gentilezza da adulazione, onestà da calcolo? E' possibile continuare a credere in se stessi e negli altri senza la protezione delle menzogne vitali, degli autoinganni e delle illusioni? Nell'Onesta bugiarda due donne si incontrano:...