Full name: Tove Jansson: Work and Love

Authors: Tuula Karjalainen, Tove Jansson Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781846148484 1846148480

The definitive illustrated biography of one of the most unique and beloved children's authors of the 20th century, the creator of the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) led a long, colourful and productive life, impacting significantly the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century Finland. And while millions of children have grown up with Little My, Snufkin, Moomintroll and the many creatures of Moominvalley, the life of Jansson - daughter, friend and companion - is more touching still.This book weaves together the myriad qualities of a painter, author, illustrator, scriptwriter and lyricist from fraught beginnings through fame, war and heartbreak and ultimately to a peaceful end. Similar books: Albert Camus by Herbert R. Lottman Truman Capote by George Plimpton Saint-Exupery by Stacy Schiff Cheever by Blake Bailey Nancy Reagan by Kitty Kelley Howard Hughes by Donald L. Barlett Daphne du Maurier by Margaret Forster May Sarton by Margot Peters In Search of J.D. Salinger by Ian Hamilton Anais by Noel Riley Fitch Flannery by Brad Gooch A Tragic Honesty by Blake Bailey Simenon by Pierre Assouline The Life of Raymond Chandler by Frank MacShane Invisible Writer by Greg Johnson