{"product_id":"tove-jansson","title":"Tove Jansson","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780500094334\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson, creator of the \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e books, which are adored by children and adults across the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book provides fresh insights and a deeper appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson (1914-2001), one of the most original, influential and perennially enjoyed illustrators of the 20th century. Jansson's flourishing \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e books are examined in detail, as are her interpretations of such classics as Lewis Carroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark\u003c\/i\u003e, and J.R.R. Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Helsinki among the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority, Jansson was brought up with a love for making art and stories in a supportive artistic family. Her first illustrated tales were published when she was fourteen years old. From a year later until 1953, she drew humorous and political cartoons as well as striking front covers for the satirical magazine \u003ci\u003eGarm\u003c\/i\u003e, responding to the Second World War and its aftermath as she developed from art student to painter and muralist, bohemian and lesbian. This book also explores the emergence of her \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e world, appearing in her first children's book in 1945 and then in newspaper strips. These would lead to her being headhunted by the \u003ci\u003eLondon Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's biggest-selling evening paper, to write and draw a daily \u003ci\u003eMoomin\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper cartoon. This body of work is one of her great achievements, expanding her stories, settings and cast and invigorating her drawing and writing. Jansson also wrote many novels, documented here along with personal co","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41504083837061,"sku":"PR397831","price":73.3,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXBLUMNOXQB.jpg?v=1769524114","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/tove-jansson","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}