Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Book 2

by Tove Jansson

Moomin comic (2), Tove Janssons samlade serier (2), Moomintrolls (Comics 2)

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In the second volume of Tove Jansson's humorous yet melancholicMoomin comic strip, we get four new stories about jealousy, competition, child rearing, and self-reinvention. The Moomins try to hibernate in the fashion of their ancestors but insomnia places them smack-dab into a winter carnival with the winter-sports-loving Mr. Brisk. The fickle and eternally lovestruck Mymble and Snorkmaiden find themselves in competition over a thrilling new man. Moominmamma meets her new neighbor, the show more Fillyjonk, causing her to hire the depressed and secretive Misabel as hernew maid. Mymble's mother arrives on the Moomin family's doorstep with her seventeen new children. Finally, a prophet arrives on the scene declaring that the happy Moomins are in fact not happy at all and need to get back to nature and be free. Moomin, of course, becomes more and more miserable the freer he gets. show less

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Imagine my delight when I found these, my favorite books from childhood that are out-of-print in Sweden! I think every Nordic person has Mumintrollen living somewhere in their heart, and although these books are translated into English and it's a little bit harder to "hear" their Finnish-accented Swedish, they are still as fantastic as I remember them. Muminpappa cherishes his crazy adventures, Muminmamma her home and hearth, Snorkfröken her romances, and Mumin himself just wants everyone to be happy and get along. Different as they are, they have one over-riding goal in common: to have fun! The ultimate in anarchy, you just can't help but admire their guts and gusto and their complete devotion to each other. Or, as the character show more Stinky puts it, "Indeed you are the most idiotic family I ever saw - but you are at least living every minute of the day!!" show less
More gentle satire from Jansson, with religion, sport and interfering neighbours all coming under the spotlight in Moomin Valley, where the cutest family of trolls you've ever seen live. I think I prefered the first volume of the comic strip to this one and the first novel, too.
No two ways about it: Tove Jansson is a treasure.
Andra volymen av Tove Janssons samlade serier är mycket, mycket trevlig: förutom variationen över Trollvinter, med den sportgalne Hemulen utbytt mot en i princip identisk herr Brisk (iklädd likmönstrad tröja), som Snorkfröken och Mymlan trånar efter, så är det tre berättelser som utforskar vad personlig frihet innebär.

Först ut är den berättelse där Muminfamiljens bohemiska tillvaro ställs mot Filifjonkans hårt inrutade liv, med förutsägbart resultat (dessutom med en trevlig liten betraktelse över hur man skall värdera sanning kontra lycka), sedan en där mymlans mor med alla hennes ungar, inklusive Lilla My, kommer på besök och orsakar mer kaos än till och med Muminfamiljen riktigt orkar med, och till slut en show more berättelse där en filosof predikar den totala frihetens lov, med dåligt resultat när det tolkas som frihet även från att bry sig om andras känslor.

Som vanligt är det vältecknat, och serierna vinner snarast på att läsas så här i ett svep istället för lite i taget: Tove Jansson var konstnär och författare, men dagsstrippar var kanske inte den optimala formen för hennes berättelser. Bra är det i vilket fall.
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Tove Jansson has received the Hans Christian Andersen prize for children's literature. The world of the Moomintroll has become internationally famous thanks to her brilliant sense of humor and fabulous illustrations. The delightful Moomintrolls make it through catastrophe after catastrophe through cooperation and plain luck. Although Jansson is show more best known for her children's books, her adult fiction is equally entertaining. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Book 2
Original title
Mumintrollet 2
Original publication date
2007-10-31 (collection) (collection); 1955-06-08 – 1956-05-30 (serialization) (serialization)
People/Characters
Moomintroll; Moominpappa; Moominmamma; Snork Maiden; Mymble; Shadow (Moomin) (show all 15); Fillyjonk; Sniff; Little My; Stinky (Moomin); Mabel (Moomin); Misabel (Moomin); Mr Brisk; Edward the seal; Pimple
Important places
Moominvalley
First words
Moomin's Winter Follies
Muminmamas Dienstmädchen: Mama! Papa! Ich glaube, wir haben eine neue Nachbarin!
Mumin baut ein Haus: Da klopft doch jemand?!!
Mumins neues Leben: Nanu, wollt ihr Ameisen heute gar nicht arbeiten?
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Perhaps it isn't… but it's full of variety.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Muminmamas Dienstmädchen: Oh ja, zum Glück!
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Mumin baut ein Haus: Ach, Schatz, so ein Zelt ist eben doch viel romantischer!
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Mumins neues Leben: Mag sein... aber ganz schön abwechslungsreich...
Blurbers
Gaiman, Neil; Smith, Jeff
Original language
Swedish

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Graphic Novels & Comics
DDC/MDS
741.5694897Arts & recreationDrawing & decorative artsDrawingComic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic stripsCartoons, Caricatures, Comic StripsHistory, geographic treatment, biographyEuropean
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PN6790 .F53 .J366Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Collections of general literatureComic books, strips, etc.
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