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A Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and 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 and a writer for the rest of her life.
Born: 9 August 1914 in Helsinki
Died: 27 June 2001
Gender: Female
Tove Marika Jansson
Moominsummer Madness / Illustrated by Tove Jansson ; translated by Thomas Warburton - London: 1955
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Tove Marika Jansson
Vem ska trösta knyttet? / illustrated by Tove Jansson - Helsinki: 1960
15/1970
Tove Marika Jansson
The dangerous journey / illustrated by Tove Jansson ; translated by Kingsley Hart - London: 1978
15/1968
Tove Marika Jansson
Comet in Moominland / illustrated by Tove Jansson ; translated by Elizabeth Portch - London: 1951
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