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Birth Name: Tove Marika Jansson
Born: 9 August 1914 Died: 27 June 2001
Country of origin: 
Finland
Relationship Status: In a relationship
Partner: Tuulikki Pietilä
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100 Greatest Finns (Suuret suomalaiset)
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Published 15 years, 6 months ago 
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Comic book artists, writers & creators
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Published 16 years, 3 months ago
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Tove Marika Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.
Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then 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 for the rest of her life, alongside her writing.
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1. Moomin
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2. The Moomins (1977-1982) (1979)
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4. Haru: The Island of the Solitary (1998)
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5. Tove ja meri
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1. Comet in Moominland (1992)
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2. Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
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3. Muumi ja punainen pyrstötähti (2010)
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4. Vem skall trösta knyttet? (1980)
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1. Haru: The Island of the Solitary (1998)
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2. Tove ja meri
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1. Tove (2020)
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3. Tove ja Tooti Euroopassa (2004)
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4. Matkalla Toven kanssa (1993)
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