Tove Jansson’s Moomin Modernism

Tove Jansson’s Moomin newspaper comic was one of the most widely distributed daily comics of its time, eventually reaching distribution in around 40 countries and 120 newspapers. Between 1954 and 1957, Jansson wrote and illustrated the comic based on her Moomin series of children’s books, achieving newfound recognition for herself and her characters, while testing themes that

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Modernism/Modernity Print Plus
Published
2025-05-20
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https://doi.org/10.26597/mod.0325
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Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis
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Tove Jansson’s Moomin Modernism

Mike Frangos
Modernism/Modernity Print Plus
Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis
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Tove Jansson’s Moomin Modernism

Mike Frangos
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Abstract

Tove Jansson’s Moomin newspaper comic was one of the most widely distributed daily comics of its time, eventually reaching distribution in around 40 countries and 120 newspapers. Between 1954 and 1957, Jansson wrote and illustrated the comic based on her Moomin series of children’s books, achieving newfound recognition for herself and her characters, while testing themes that

Modernism/Modernity Print PlusVol. 9(3)
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Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis
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