This 1945 children’s book by Tove Jansson began a publishing empire in Finland that is worth millions of dollars. We look at Jansson’s beloved allegory about a world where a family survives turmoil and everyone is accepted for who they are.
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Additional Resources:
- Tove Jansson: Love, war and the Moomins
- Brown, Ulla (November 2004). “A Quest for What Lies Hidden” (PDF). Outwrite. 7: 8–12.
- ‘It is a religion’: how the world went mad for Moomins
- THE HANDS THAT MADE THE MOOMINS
- How Tove Jansson’s Moomins conquered readers’ hearts
- My search for the real Moominland
- How Tove Jansson and the Moomins continue to inspire
- The Evocative Powers of Tove Jansson – Moomin Museum – Tampere Finland – Jude Cowan Montague
- The dark side of the Moomins
This book attempts to redefine the novel by combining narrative with an imagined anthropological record. We discuss Le Guin’s background and mission, as well as larger questions about cultural misappropriation and utopianism.