Name: Comet in Moominland
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Author: Tove Jansson
ISBN: 9780241344477

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tove Jansson

Publisher

Puffin

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780241344477

Edition No.

Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson (Author) · Puffin · Paperback

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 06 Jul - 28 Jul

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Synopsis "Comet in Moominland "

A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody in Moominvalley knows what to do!Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth. On their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescues them from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from such menaces as crocodiles and giant lizards!And on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful Snork Maiden and is a changed Moomin for ever after. But what about the comet - and is the World Wiped Out?..._____Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

Tove Jansson

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Tove Jansson (1914-2001) fue una escritora y artista finlandesa cuyos libros ilustrados para niños y ficción para adultos se han hecho famosos en todo el mundo. Es conocida principalmente por ser la creadora de los cuentos infantiles de los Mumin, así como de las tiras cómicas y los libros ilustrados que le siguieron, y por El libro de verano , una novela considerada un clásico de la ficción nórdica. Sin embargo, destacó en diversas disciplinas literarias y artísticas, alcanzando fama temprana como una joven y prometedora pintora y dibujante, y, posteriormente, como autora de novelas, cuentos, poemas y obras de teatro para radio y teatro. Incluso escribió canciones.

El enfoque de Tove Jansson hacia el trabajo, al igual que su enfoque hacia la vida, era sincero y vital. Buscaba la originalidad y la frescura, creando prosa e imágenes llenas de color, con talento para la narración y valores humanos e inclusivos. Su amor por la naturaleza es una constante, especialmente por el mar que rodeaba la isla finlandesa donde pasaba los veranos.

Tove Marika Jansson nació el 9 de agosto de 1914 y murió el 27 de junio de 2001. Su tumba se encuentra en el cementerio de Hietaniemi en Helsinki, Finlandia.

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