 The Moomins, comic book cover by Tove Jansson. From left to right: Sniff, Snufkin, Moominpappa, Moominmamma, Moomintroll (Moomin), the Mymble's daughter, Groke, Snork Maiden and Hattifatteners | |
| Author | Tove Jansson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mumintrollen |
| Translator | To English: Elizabeth Portch, Thomas Warburton, Kingsley Hart, Ant O'Neill |
| Illustrator | Tove Jansson |
| Language | Finland Swedish[1] |
| Genre | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly, Macmillan, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Schildts, Zangavar, Sort of Books |
| Publication place | Finland |
| Media type | Print, digital |
| Website | www |
The Moomins (Swedish: Mumintrollen, pronounced [ˈmɵmiːnˌtrɔlːən]) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts[2] in Finland. They are a family of white, round fairy-tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble the hippopotamus. However, despite this resemblance, the Moomin family are trolls. The family live in their house in Moominvalley.
In all, nine books were released in the series, together with five picture books and a comic strip, between 1945 and 1993.
The Moomins have inspired numerous television series, films, and two theme parks: Moomin World in Naantali, Finland, and Akebono Children's Forest Park in Hannō, Saitama, Japan.
- ^ Meek, Margaret (2001). Children's Literature and National Identity. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-85856-204-9.
- ^ "Mumin | Schildts Förlags Ab". Schildts.asiakkaat.sigmatic.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-13.