Tove Jansson

Writing

Born: 1914-09-09
Died: 2001-06-27
From: Helsinki, Finland
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Tove Marika JanssonТуве Марика Янссонトーベ・ヤンソンТуве Янссон

Biography

Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then 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 for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, she wrote six novels and five books of short stories for adults.

Awards & Nominations16 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Will Eisner Hall of Fame

2016
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Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance

2008
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Svenska Akademiens stora pris

1994
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Selma Lagerlöf Prize

1992
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Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland

1976
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Order of the Smile

1975
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Mårbacka Award

1972
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Swedish Academy Finland Prize

1972
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Karl Emil Tollander Prize

1971
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Hans Christian Andersen Award

1966
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Längmanska kulturfondens Finlandspris

1965
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Anni Swan Medal

1964
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Elsa Beskow plaque

1958
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Nils Holgersson Plaque

1953
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Ducat Prize

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Memorial medal of the Winter War

Acting13 titles

Writing35 titles

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