Tove Jansson

"This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland."--Publisher's description.

"From the author of The Summer Book and creator of the Moomins, an off-beat novel about a retirement community in sunny Florida. In works like The Summer Book and The True Deceiver, as well as in her many short stories, Tove Jansson was drawn again and again to the everyday life of the aged. Not as a group apart, but as full-blooded people, with as many jealousies, urges, and joys as any other group. And so it is no wonder that in her travels through...

Tove Jansson ist dank ihrer MUMIN-Bücher weltweit bekannt und beliebt. Ihre Bücher zählen zu den Klassikern der skandinavischen Literatur. Das WINTERBUCH versammelt viele der beliebtesten Erzählungen für Erwachsene von der finnlandschwedischen Autorin. Mit feinem Humor und Melancholie begleitet dieses Buch die Leserinnen und Leser durch die dunkle Jahreszeit. Eine Jahreszeit, die neben Schnee, Eis und Kälte auch besondere Naturerlebnisse, Zurückgezogenheit...

Seguite Mumin, la sua famiglia e i suoi amici attraverso le quattro stagioni dell'anno! Dal primo giorno di primavera, quando Tabacco torna dai suoi viaggi invernali, alle lunghe giornate dorate di mezza estate, quando Mumin si troverà a dover risolvere un mistero. Dal giallo e arancione dell'autunno, dove Mumin e Sniff scoprono un messaggio in una bottiglia e partono alla ricerca di un nuovo amico, al buio gelido di metà inverno, quando tutti i...

Immerse yourself in this riveting short story collection where art takes center stage - but not always for the better. Journey with an elderly caretaker who resolves a couple's spat over a painting, revealing the art market's complexities. Follow a draughtsman whose obsession with locomotives derails his love life, and a cartoonist who risks his sanity to fill in for a troubled colleague. Through tales that are witty yet unsettling, Jansson confronts...

Lähde muumiperheen kanssa seikkailemaan kaikkina vuodenaikoina! On kevään ensimmäinen päivä, kun Nuuskamuikkunen palaa matkoiltaan. Keväästä siirrytään keskikesän kultaiseen hehkuun, jolloin Muumipeikko ratkaisee Muumipapan kadonneiden kirjoitusvälineiden mysteerin. Kun syksy leiskuu oranssina, Muumipeikko ja Nipsu löytävät pullopostia ja lähtevät etsimään uutta ystävää. Lopulta syksyn seikkailuista loikataan keskitalven jäiseen...

Little My is a true firecracker; small but fierce yet clever and brave - and one of Moomintroll's best friends. She is independent and wherever Little My goes, something exciting is bound to happen. From Little My's first meeting with the Moomin family to turning a garden into a jungle, these adventures are all about Little My - with appearances from some of your favourite Moomins such as Moomintroll, Moominpappa, and Moominmamma along the way. Heartwarming...

Volg Moomintrol en zijn familie en vrienden in alle seizoenen van het jaar! Van de eerste dag van de lente, waarop Snuisterik terugkomt van zijn winterreis, tot de warme gouden zomer, waarin Moomintrol een mysterie oplost. Van de geeloranje herfst, waarin Moomin en Snif een brief in een fles vinden en op zoek gaan naar een nieuwe vriend, tot de koude, donkere winter, waarin alle Moomins gaan slapen tot de zon weer begint te schijnen.

Kleine Mie is een echte dondersteen; klein, temperamentvol, slim, dapper en een van Moomintrols beste vrienden. Ze is eigenwijs en overal waar ze komt, gebeurt er iets spannends. Als er een avontuur te beleven valt, is Kleine Mie er altijd bij, maar deze keer draait het avontuur om Kleine Mie!

Fylgstu með lífi múmínsnáðans, fjölskyldu hans og vina, allar fjórar árstíðirnar! Hér segir frá fyrsta vordeginum, þegar Snúður kemur til baka úr vetrarferðalaginu sínu, og björtum sumarnóttum þegar múmínsnáðinn leysir ráðgátu. Við upplifum litadýrð haustins, en þá finna múmínsnáðinn og Snabbi flöskuskeyti og leggja af stað í leiðangur í leit að nýjum vini. Loks kynnumst við myrkum frosthörkum vetrarins...