It must have been sometime in the afternoon towards the end of August. Moomintroll and his mother came to the deepest thicket of a dense forest. There was dead silence among the trees and it was so dark, as if twilight had already come. Everywhere, here and there, giant flowers grew, shining with their own light, like flickering light bulbs, and in the very depths of the forest thicket, among the shadows, some small pale green dots moved.
“Fireflies,” said Moomintroll’s mother.
But they did not have time to stop to take a good look at the insects.
Chapter one
On the very morning when Moomintroll's dad finished the bridge across the river, little Sniff made an extraordinary discovery: he discovered the Mysterious Path!
This path went into the forest in one shady place, and Sniff stood there for a long time, peering into the green twilight.
“We need to talk to Moomintroll about this,” he said to himself. “We need to explore this path together, it’s scary alone.”
The first snow fell on Moominvalley on a gloomy morning. It crept up, thick and silent, and in a few hours whitened the entire valley.
Moomintroll stood on the porch, watched how winter swaddled the earth in its white shroud, and thought calmly: “In the evening we will go into hibernation.” After all, all the Moomins do this in November (and, to tell the truth, this is very reasonable if someone does not like the cold and darkness). He closed the door, silently approached his mother and said:
It's snowing.
“I know,” my mother answered. - I have already prepared the warmest blankets for you. You can lie upstairs in the western room with Sniff.
“Sniff snores terribly,” said Moomintroll. - Can I go to bed with Snusmumrik?
Prologue
Once, when Moomintroll was very little, his dad, in the midst of summer, in the very heat, managed to catch a cold. He did not want to drink hot milk with onion juice and sugar. He didn’t even go to bed, but sitting in the garden on a swing, he blew his nose endlessly and said that it was because of the terrible cigars. Dad's handkerchiefs were scattered all over the lawn. Moominmama collected them in a small basket.
When the runny nose became even worse, dad moved to the veranda and, sitting in a rocking chair, wrapped himself in a blanket.
Chapter one About a birch bark boat and a fire-breathing volcano 
Moomintroll's mother sat on the porch, in the very sun, and made a boat out of birch bark.
“As far as I remember, the galleas has two large sails at the back and several small triangular ones in front, near the bowsprit,” she thought.
Most of all she had to tinker with the steering wheel, but the hold turned out easily and quickly. And the small hatch cover that my mother made from birch bark was exactly what was needed.
CHAPTER ONE. House covered with snow
The sky was almost black, and the snow in the moonlight was bright blue.
Under the ice cover the sea slept motionless, and deep in the ground among the tree roots all the small animals and insects dreamed of spring. But spring was still very far away - New Year has just come into its own.
One quiet, cloudless evening at the end of April, Snusmumrik climbed so far to the north that patches of snow were still visible on this northern side. All day long he wandered through uncultivated fields and all the time he heard migratory birds screaming above his head.
They were also returning home from the south.
Almost the youngest Khomsa crawled along the fence. Sometimes he suddenly froze, watching through the gap between the slats at the enemy’s actions, then crawled on again. His little brother, Tiny, crawled after him.
When Khomsa reached the vegetable beds, he lay down on his stomach and began to move forward between the lettuce leaves. This was the only possibility. Enemy spies are probably scattered everywhere, and some of them are even flying in the air.
Once upon a time there lived a fillyjonk. One day she brushed it with a soapy brush to the extreme blue edge and waited for every seventh wave, and it appeared just at the right moment to wash away the soap suds.
Clearly, he had no intention of catching the dragon. He was just trying to grab a few small insects scurrying around on the muddy bottom to see how they moved their legs when they swam, and whether it was true that they swam backwards. But, quickly raising glass jar, he saw something completely different there.
Works are divided into pagesStories and fairy tales by Tove Janson
Tove Jansson- Finnish storyteller and illustrator who wrote her fairy tales in Swedish. Worldwide popularity came to Janson thanks to a book collection about the Moomins: wonderful creatures that live in the fictional Moominvalley. These stories, the pictures for which Jansson made with her own hands broke all popularity records.
Many stories quite short - read total pages, some fairy tales they end strangely, they can easily break off mid-sentence. It feels like Yanson's fairy tales live their lives. Stories they are all similar in that they open easily inner world people. And they are absolutely different in that they do it differently each time.
Is it possible to say that fiction educates a person? That literature shapes the system moral values reader, no one doubts. And the fact that literature (especially those intended for children) is a powerful tool for educating the individual is undeniable.
Literature conveys the thoughts, views of the author, his attitude to life and reality in the best possible way, even if he is not writing about himself. The moral position of the author unobtrusively influences the reader, is embedded in his “subcortex” - it’s like “frame 25”, which is not visible at first glance, but which is embedded in the subconscious and emerges throughout life.
Can a person with “non-traditional” sexual orientation who has no children and has little idea of what family and family spiritual and moral values are, write useful books for children? What model of family, human relationships and role model can the author of his books convey?
Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson is known to everyone as the author of a series of books about the Moomins. Baggy heroes who have no signs of gender are completely exhausted by their outline black and white drawings, performed by the author. In essence, however, this autobiographical work, in which T. Jansson described the events and real people who were present in her life.
In her youth, T. Jansson was engaged to journalist Atos Virtanen, but the wedding never took place. The failed groom became the prototype for a character in her works named Snusmumrik. He wore the same old green hat as Virtanen and was just as eschewed of family ties.
Even before breaking up with Virtanen, Tove Jansson felt bisexual and went to theater director Vivica Bandler. They worked together on dramatizations of the writer's works. Jansson portrayed herself and Vivica in characters named Tofsla and Vifsla. Tuulikki Pietilä became T. Jansson's constant partner, with whom she lived for no less than 45 years (they openly talked about their relationship at a press conference in 1993).
The writer also depicted her chosen one in books about the Moomins under the name Tuu-Tikki, endowing her with the most positive qualities. In general, as befits a real writer, her characters were taken “straight from life.” And in T. Jansson’s books, if you believe the accuracy of the characters’ portrayal, they appear exactly as they are in life.
But having studied the book, we never learn anything about any of the characters - where they came from, what they are like, what they strive for in life. The author is not interested in this. And his characters are not interested in each other either. Moreover, the heroes are absolutely unchanged throughout the narrative, they have no character, unless one or two bright traits are considered character (like Sniff’s vanity, Muskrat’s grumbling, the eternal restlessness of the hippie Snufkin).
It is symbolic, by the way, that proper names the heroes have none. Moomintroll is just a Moomintroll, Mom is his mother, Dad is his dad, Snusmumrik is some kind of mummik, Muskrat is understandable, Hemulen is also just a Hemulen. The only exceptions are Sniff and some characters appearing in later stories.
The relationship between the characters arises by itself once and for all. They do not change, do not depend in any way on the course of the plot and the actions of the heroes, and the heroes themselves do not make any effort to change them, strengthen them, etc. Everything happens by itself.
The actions of the heroes also have no effect on anything. Everything happens spontaneously and for the most part not by the conscious will of the heroes. Even when they almost do heroic deeds(for example, Moomintroll’s fight with a poisonous bush that grabbed Miss Snork) - it is obvious that this is just a spontaneous impulse. At the same time, Snusmumrik, Sniff and Snork just stand there all this time, not even making an attempt to help. In other words: such a character is an impulse - there will be an action, and if there is a different character, there is no impulse, and there will be no action. And the characters seem to lack will and reason in the usual sense.
It is worth noting that in stories about the Moomins, character, a momentary impulse (more precisely, some kind of one replacing it) characteristic feature) predetermines actions. For example, Mom is caring, Muskrat grumbles, Dad is always busy with something, Snusmumrik is constantly being pulled somewhere. The variety of situations makes our world inexhaustible, complex, interesting and moving forward. But not the world of Moominvalley.
The meaninglessness of existence, idleness and individualism are the main characteristics of the main characters. They do not work, do not engage in any creative or productive activities (only Moominpappa builds a bridge or writes memoirs). There is not even a mention of any professions, any agriculture or industry, although there is mail, “foreign grade” pears, gardening tools and always a full pantry with food. Everyone does what they want, but there are inexplicably no conflicts of interest. Nobody strives to get anywhere, doesn’t set any big goals for themselves - everyone just wants to have fun and travel a little for their own pleasure.
The result is a picture of some strange parallel reality, where chocolates grow on trees and you can rest and relax forever. And only when your stomach and teeth hurt from sweets do you begin to notice that the sun is artificial, and everything around is flat and schematic.
A work for children should speak at least about something other than the general thirst for entertainment.
There is no meaning or logic in this fairy tale (for example, the heroes are sailing on a raft along the river - to the mountains!), the characters are just functional masks, and events follow each other, obeying only the whim of the author's imagination.
In general, almost all books contain elements of the absurdity of the plot. Travel, adventure and everything else are just an external outline, schematic and used, by the way, only in the first two books. Events are strung with unrelated episodes on a common thread and, with rare exceptions, are in no way determined by the plot. The actions of the heroes are unmotivated, or motivated only by momentary desires, impulses and emotions.
It should also be mentioned that the main characters allow themselves to swear, smoke, drink punch, etc. They do all sorts of irresponsible and dangerous things (like rolling stones down a mountain), and sometimes they just do bad things (like Sniff who “opened” the grotto, or Moomintroll who lured the antlion into a trap to try out the wizard’s hat on him). In addition, Moomin trolls constantly break some rules.
But the theme of horror, melancholy, some kind of constant hopeless loneliness, death is revealed, definitely, excessively for a children's fairy tale. This, to put it mildly, is not entirely typical for heroes of children's literature, especially domestic ones.
A child can always take something away from any good fairy tale, some “hidden” meaning. The heroes of almost all fairy tales overcome difficulties, win love, work, resolve conflicts - and thereby reveal some facet of human capabilities. Tove Jansson's characters only have fun and sometimes languish with unclear feelings, yearning for the unrealizable.
It is fundamentally important that T. Jansson’s fairy tales are internally contradictory. On the one hand, they are filled with the dreams, situations and communication style of teenagers 12-13 years old, and on the other hand, the world of ideas and values of these heroes is amazingly infantile - somewhere at the level of 2-3 years.
That is why T. Jansson’s books fell into the category of children’s literature, but, in fact, they are not such. They are childish in outlook and mental development heroes, but by no means childish in terms of the sequence of events, characters and range of interests of the characters.
Books about the Moomins are therefore not the best example for reading to young children.
All photos for this article are taken from open sources Internet
These literary heroes There are many fans all over the world, but still their essence is not clear to everyone. These are characters from the same series as gnomes, elves or: they are either perceived immediately and forever, or they remain strange and incomprehensible.
I was probably lucky: I once began my literary acquaintance with these characters from the most recent book about them, written by Tove Jansson. "Sept i november", was translated into Russian as "At the end of November". This is the most philosophical story about Moomindalen (Moomin Valley), which helps to understand the meaning of its existence. The story was written in 1970.
Three years ago I wrote a post in my journal about the Moomins, I wanted to talk about them... in the end I couldn’t do it in my own words: I only gave quotes from the book I just talked about, and couldn’t do anything else add to them. Probably, my mood then, at the end of November, was the same as that of the heroes of that story. See (link opens in a new window).
Indeed, Tove Jansson’s books cannot be rewritten in your own words: you need to carefully look at the drawings and read every letter written around them.
Naturally, the perception of foreign texts also depends on the skill of the translator. For example, Jansson’s original texts, written in Swedish, were translated in the USSR by Vladimir Smirnov and Lyudmila Braude. I know that not everyone likes Braude’s translations, but personally I like them very much! Firstly, Lyudmila Yulievna is a Scandinavian scholar, and secondly, she was a specialist in Scandinavian literary fairy tale and translated into Russian the works of many famous writers from that region. Her translations are distinguished by their particular accuracy and attention to detail: these are not sugary retellings for children, as some “translators” do, but a competent translation of a foreign text into another language.
In many Russian-language articles they write that, after their appearance, the Moomins immediately became popular in Finland and Sweden, and then throughout the world. This is not entirely true. Tove Jansson lived in Finland, her mother had Swedish roots, and her father had Finnish roots. Those. It’s also incorrect to even say that Tove Jansson is a “writer Swedish origin"(besides, at the time of her birth Finland was part of Russian Empire).
Even before the Moomins appeared, Tove became famous artist, incl. illustrator and comics creator. When the Moomins appeared, they were not well understood in Finland. Moreover, Tove wrote in Swedish, so those who spoke only Finnish could not read about the Moomins. And one more thing: the first story “Little Trolls and the Big Flood” was written in the winter of 1939-1940, and published only in 1945. I hope everyone remembers what time it was, incl. for Finland. The story "Moomins and the End of the World" was published in 1947 with the note "NOT intended for small children."
The Moomins became popular only after they were literally promoted by the British. Tove Jansson signed a contract with a major British newspaper "Evening News", for which she drew special comics with the Moomins for 20 years, until 1975 (she and her brother Lars wrote the text in English, and in recent years he even drew comics himself, without Tove). And after this, at the instigation of her British employers, Tove Jansson became a popular not only artist, but also a “Moomin writer.” Although, first of all, she was still an artist. In addition, she illustrated not only her own books, but also books of other writers. However, after the “promotion” of her main characters, she began to mind only her own affairs, incl. I wrote a few works of art, have nothing to do with the Moomins.
At the instigation of the British, comics and books about the Moomins began to be translated into different languages, only then did they really become popular, first in Sweden and Denmark, and only then in Finland. The only region that still resists them is America: neither then nor now these creatures are not favored there; only one Canadian newspaper managed to sell these comics. But most of all they are adored not even in Finland, but in Japan. The Japanese in general are very fond of all sorts of Pokemon and Cheburashkas :) In Finland, it’s not that they adore Moomins... they are already common and familiar there, fused with the landscape and mentality...
Comics about the Moomins are not the same as fiction books about them. Tove Jansson wrote only 9 books of stories, incl. some short stories. Comics are completely different, they are stories with different plots. Tove Jansson's complete collection of comics began to be published only in 2006, but at first not in Finland, since the original comics were in English. They also came out in Russian translation, but at an appropriate price, of course.
About the life of Tove Jansson, incl. about her work with images of the Moomins, you can read in the following studies: Juhani Tolvanen “I swear by my tail”, Kristina Björk “Not only the Moomins”, “On the road with Tove: friends and relatives remember Tove Jansson”, Buel Westin " Tove Jansson: word, drawing, life."
Stills from Soviet cartoons about the Moomins
Long before I met literary works about the Moomins, I watched soviet cartoons about them (there were also filmstrips). I know that not everyone liked these fairy tales in this form, but for some reason I understood what they were talking about. I liked these characters, who looked unusual, and I liked the voices with which the Soviet actors voiced them.
Tove Jansson illustrated all her works about the Moomins herself. Now all rights to use these images belong to the descendants of the Jansson family through Lars. She herself had no children; her life partner was a woman.
Special Fund strictly monitors the legality of using Moomin images, so when I see different “author’s” Russian works, copying the drawings of Tove Jansson and shamelessly sold via the Internet... I always sympathize with them: someday these “authors” will have to seriously pay for this. This applies not only to Moomins, but also to other images that are subject to copyright. Many creators do not want to work with Russian partners precisely because of such legal issues...
What's most interesting is these Moomintrolls...
All photos of works are from the online trading platform "Fair of Masters".
In Russia they are not considered “fake” and breaking the law. Everyone is touched by them, such works have buyers, and their “authors” have customers. And these are the books...
For some reason, some considered it “fake and counterfeit,” and especially “smart readers” immediately burst out in anger in their Internet blogs, incl. I read similar posts on LiveJournal.
On last photo- one of the books in the series published by the Azbuka publishing house. You can see all the covers. And (also an active link) you can look at the same books, but published in Finnish. These same books have been translated into other languages of the world, incl. into Hungarian. I once bought one of these books in Tampere, in the official souvenir shop at the Moomin Museum.
Just look at the names of the authors (e.g. Alan Clive, Mäkelä Tuomas) and go online for a minute to find out what modern books about the Moomins - these are modern books about the Moomins, published with the permission of the very Foundation that owns the copyright to Tove Jansson's work.
However, there are other Russian-language publications: text by Jansson, translation by famous translators, and drawings (color) ... by modern domestic artists. I can’t say anything about such books: I didn’t clarify this question, because such drawings don’t interest me. I know that parents willingly buy these publications and even give them preference over others: they say that black and white illustrations are not interesting for children. Those. For some reason they are sure that works about the Moomins are “purely children’s books” and always wonder why they have such “strange black and white illustrations.”
Photo from the Internet
Some of Tove Jansson's original comics are presented at the Moomin Museum in Tampere (Finland). Photography of exhibits is prohibited in this museum., and everything related to the Moomins can be bought in Finland literally on every corner: in souvenir shops, supermarkets or special shops (for example, located at the same museum): books, posters, toys different types and sizes, cards, bed linen, cups, plates, board games, baking accessories, clothing, jewelry, etc. etc.
Full list Similar things, with photos, can be found on the official website.
We once planned one of our trips around Finland in such a way as to get to at least one place associated with the Moomins. Not far from the city of Turku there is a whole park created in the image and likeness of Moomin - something like Finnish Disneyland, but with its own regional characters. Every Finnish child (and even adult) simply must visit there at least once. We only got to visit the museum, but that was also enough for the rest of our lives :)
Now the museum has moved to another building - it has expanded, changed the interiors - but the sculpture of the little Moomintroll remains near its entrance, as before.
Tove Jansson
When Tove Jansson was once asked what “Moomin” means, she replied: “Moomin” means absolutely nothing, and a troll is a creature from Scandinavian mythology. Big and with a long nose, lives in the forest."
Scandinavian trolls, according to modern ideas, look something like this:
Photo www.permin.dk. "Troll Family", cross stitch pattern.
According to other ideas, trolls are large and evil creatures covered with fur. This image is present in mythologies northern peoples, not only Scandinavian ones. In the book "The Magic Winter" Moomintroll meets one of his ancestors - also covered with fur, with a tail, but tall... even smaller than the Moomintrolls themselves. By the way, in the Finnish amusement park "Moomindalen" all the "living" Moomin figures are larger and taller than the visitors.
Official website of Moomin: . The park is open to the public only in the summer, from June to August, but also hosts winter events in February.
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“Apparently, we owe the appearance of the Moomins to Tove’s Swedish uncle on his mother’s side, Professor Hammarsten, with whom the young student Jansson lived while studying in Stockholm. Tells Tove: “Like many teenagers at this age, I was always hungry, and my My favorite pastime was nightly expeditions to the kitchen. It was during one such “outing” that my uncle caught me. He said: “Be careful. Moomins live behind the stove. If you feel the cold blowing at your back, it means they are close.”
This is how the mysterious creature got a name. He received his physical appearance sometime in the 1930s, when Tove decided to draw [home] a caricature of the philosopher Immanuel Kant (...) The next time the Moomin appeared in 1932 in a watercolor drawing made by Tuve. The real birthplace of the Moomin can be considered the satirical magazine "Garm", where Tove honed her skills for many years."
Charles Sutton, a British publisher who has been called "the father of Moomin," wrote Tove Jansson in a letter: "When you take the Moomintrolls from a fantasy world to real world, they lose their charm, their charm. Mumidol is not the same as our reality. In a mumidol you can do things that in our world would be perceived as complete madness.".
However, he was horrified when he learned that the Moomintrolls hibernate in winter: "We can't let them sleep for three whole months! They'd rather stay awake and get the flu. It's very good idea for the plot! And by the way, pay attention to what time of year it is! We cannot publish a story in winter in which trolls tumble in a meadow, or vice versa, make sure that no one catches a cold when it’s plus 30 outside. The fairy-tale world should run parallel to the real one." .
Moominmama is reading a book on the cover of which it says “How to Build an Empire.”
It is known that the characters in the Moomin books had real prototypes from the family or circle of Tove Jansson. The characters of the characters could change from book to book, there could also be several variations of the same drawing - all this was reflected in the published works.
It is impossible to say that these books, much less comics, are intended only for children. They are interesting to children because they tell about pranks, wanderings and adventures, but here are their philosophical content more understandable to adults. Three latest books I wouldn’t call them children’s books at all, although the very first books, as I said above, were written under the influence of special events associated with wars.
In Mumidalen, peace and fun, loneliness and a friendly family that welcomes all travelers with open arms, freedom of creativity and moral teaching, chores in the kitchen and a “magical life” where all things and products appear out of nowhere harmoniously coexist. A reader of any age can find something of his own in these books and can even find himself in some of the characters. This is probably why someone who once found himself in the world of the Moomins will never forget him and at least sometimes, for a few days or even hours, will strive to return there again or simply always lives next to him - in his own separate tent, like Snufkin leaving and returning from fairy world to the real one and back.
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This page is a guide to the heroes of the books by the Finnish writer Tove Jansson about the Moomins. The guide is based on the books "Little Trolls and the Great Flood" (1945), "Moomintroll and the Comet" (1946), "The Wizard's Hat" (1948), "Memoirs of Moomin's Dad" (1950), "Dangerous Summer" ( 1954), "The Magic Winter" (1957), "The Invisible Child" (1962), "Moominpappa and the Sea" (1965), "At the End of November" (1970) and contains information about all the creatures of Moominvalley, including their relationships with other characters, their first appearance on the pages of books, a list of works in which they appear, as well as their images.
If you find any inaccuracies, or want to add something yourself, then write in the guestbook.
The Moomin family.
The family consists of Moominmama, Moominpapa and Moomintroll himself.
Fredrickson is an old friend. He has a long-lost brother. Fredrickson is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Father", first appearing in the first chapter.
Great inventor. Builder and captain of the steamship "Sea Orchestra".
A ghost nicknamed the Scarecrow, the Horror of the Island of Horrors.
The ghost is present in the book "Memoirs of Papa Moomintroll", first appearing in the sixth chapter.
He likes to scare everyone, but, in general, he is kind and cheerful.
Yuksare is the father. He is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Father", first appearing in the second chapter.
Charming and cheerful adventurer. Quite lazy though.
Misa is present in the book "Dangerous Summer", making her first appearance in the second chapter. She is also mentioned in the story "Yolka".
She is very touchy, loves to cry and complain about her difficult fate. An incomparable tragic actress.
Shnyryok is a father and married to. Shnyryok is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad", appearing for the first time in the second chapter.
Absent-minded and timid. Owner of a huge collection of buttons. Permanent cook of the ship "Sea Orchestra".
Myumla (Myumla-mama).
Mumla-mama is the mother of, , and countless other little animals. Mymla is present in the book "Memoirs of Papa Moomintroll", first appearing in the fifth chapter.
A smiling lady of incomprehensible behavior, but a good mother.
Daughter of Mymla\Myumla.
Mymla's daughter, usually referred to simply as "Mymla", is a sister, half-sister and daughter. She first appears in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad", in the fifth chapter. She is present in the books “Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad”, “Magic Winter”, “Dangerous Summer”, “At the End of November” and in the story “The Story of the Last Dragon in the World”. She is mentioned in the story "The Secret of the Hatifnatts".
The girl is serious and straightforward. Always looking for his little sister. Loves herself and her luxurious hair.
Klipdass, one of the clipdasses, is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomin's Daddy", appearing for the first time in the third chapter
All clipdasses are small and nimble. When they are teething they are able to chew on everything in their path. They love educational games.
Ninny.
Ninny appears in the story "The Invisible Child".
Little Salome is present in the book "The Magic Winter", first appearing in the fifth chapter.
A brave little fellow, head over heels in love with a hemulen.
Monkey (Cat).
The monkey is present in the book “Moomintroll and the Comet”, appearing for the first time in the first chapter (In the edition with a translation from Swedish by V. Smirnov).
And in the edition with the translation by N. Belyakova, instead of the Monkey, there is a Kitten. ®
Yunk is present in the book "The Magic Winter", first appearing in the fifth chapter.
Romantic. Loves to howl at the moon and listen to wolves howl.
Tofsla and Vifsla are present in The Wizard's Hat, first appearing in chapter six.
Two small, nimble comrades with a large suitcase. I speak a poorly understood language. Nice, but careless. They love milk and the contents of their suitcase.
Too-tikki appears in the book "The Magic Winter" and in the story "The Invisible Child".
An extremely mysterious young lady. Lives in a bathhouse in the company of invisible mice. A bit of a sorceress. Starts every spring by playing the organ.
Khomsa Toft is present in the book "At the End of November", first appearing in the first chapter.
Small, but very serious. Visionary and dreamer. Nice, but lonely. Toft means jar (but his name had nothing to do with a ship's jar, it was just a coincidence).
Khomsa is present in the book "Dangerous Summer", where he first appears in the second chapter. Homs is also mentioned in the story "Yolka."
Tulippa appears only in the book "Little Trolls and the Great Flood".
A girl with bright blue flowing hair that reached her toes. Excellently brought up. She stayed to live with the Red Boy from the lighthouse.
It is worth noting that in Tove Jansson’s books about the Moomins, people (Homo sapiens) are very rarely encountered, and then almost all of them are in the very first book - “Little Trolls and the Big Flood” (1945). This is Tulippa, the Boy with Red Hair and the Old Man. In “Memoirs of Moomintroll Father” (1950), the Autocrat is apparently also a man.
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Hemuli.
"Hemuli reach almost double the height of a normal fern. They have long and slightly depressed faces. Pink eyes. No ears, but instead several tufts of blue or ginger-colored hair. Hemuli are not at all outstanding intellectuals and easily become fanatics. Their legs are terribly large and flat. They cannot learn to whistle, and therefore do not like any whistle." - Moominpappa, "Memoirs of Moomin's dad".
All Hemuli are pretty boring. They love to command and never admit they are wrong. As a rule, they collect something.
This Hemulen is present in the book "Moomintroll and the Comet" and first appears in the fifth chapter.
This Hemulen first appears in the tenth chapter of the book "Moomintroll and the Comet". He is present in the books "Moomintroll and the Comet", "The Wizard's Hat" and in the story "The Secret of the Hatifnutts".
Hemulikha is the headmistress of the Moomin foundling home.
This Hemuliha has an aunt. She is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad" and first appears in the first chapter
A young lady with a terrible character, and also a teacher... Eh, these are the ones who “ate” Makarenko.
Aunt Hemulikha the headmistress. She is present in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad" and first appears in the third chapter
She was almost eaten, and then she found her calling in raising clipdasses.
Hemulen at the Garden Festival.
This Hemulen appears in the fifth chapter of the book "Memoirs of Papa Moomintroll".
Hemuli from the Autocrat's Guard.
These Hemuls appear in the sixth chapter of the book "Memoirs of Papa Moomintroll".
Volunteer Hemulen Orchestra.
The orchestra appears in the seventh chapter of the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Father".
This Hemulen is present in the book "Dangerous Summer" and first appears in the seventh chapter.
This Hemulus has a cousin who apparently is not a Hemuliha. The Hemulen is present in the book "Dangerous Summer" and first appears in the eleventh chapter.
Hemuley amateur orchestra.
The orchestra appears in the twelfth chapter of the book "Dangerous Summer".
Hemuli renting boats and checking tickets.
Hemulen Police Force.
These Hemuli appear in the twelfth chapter of the book "Dangerous Summer".
This Hemulen is present in the book "The Magic Winter" and first appears in the fifth chapter.
This Hemulen is present in the book "At the End of November", where it is first mentioned in the first chapter, and appears in the fifth chapter.
Hemulen, who changed his clothes before eating.
This Hemulen is mentioned in the story "Spring Song".
Hemulen, who sold the fillyjonk her summer home.
This Hemulen is mentioned in the story "The Fillejonk Who Believed in Catastrophes."
Hemulen is a fisherman.
This Hemulen took the dragon from Snusmumrik in the story "The Tale of the Last Dragon in the World."
This Hemulen appears in the story "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence."
The benevolent relatives of the Hemulen who loved silence from the story "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence."
The Hemuli babies cared for by the Hemulen who loved silence from the story "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence."
Hemulen.
Appears in the story "Yolka", just like his aunt.
Aunt Hemulya.
Appears in the story "Yolka" with his nephew.
Huge Hemulen.
Appears in the book "Little Trolls and the Great Flood". It was he who took away the chair on which they floated.
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~Fillyjonki~
Extremely nervous ladies. They are terribly afraid of insects. They are constantly rushing somewhere, cleaning and cooking. They cannot stand all relatives, but they consider it their duty to express related feelings. She wants everyone to love her.
The fillyjonk, who is Emma's niece, is present in the book "Dangerous Summer", first appearing in the seventh chapter.
A minor character present in The Magical Winter, chapter five.
“These little magical little animals. For the most part they are invisible. Sometimes they settle under people’s floorboards, and you can hear them sneaking there in the evenings, when everything in the house is quiet. But more often they wander around the world, not stopping anywhere, not talking about anything. caring. You can never tell whether a hatifnutt is happy or angry, sad or surprised. I’m sure he has no feelings at all.”- explained Moominmama (" Little trolls and a big flood")
The Hatifnatts are first mentioned and appear in the book “Little Trolls and the Great Flood” - according to words, it was with them that he went traveling and disappeared. They are also present in the books "Moomintroll and the Comet", "Memoirs of Papa Moomintroll", "The Wizard's Hat" and "Dangerous Summer", as well as in the story "The Secret of the Hatifnutts".
Are born from seeds a day summer solstice. They travel in small boats all over the world. Once a year they gather on their secret island and check the weather using a large barometer. Very electrified.
Clipdasses.
Clipdasses are present only in the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Father" and first appear in the third chapter.
Small and agile. When they are teething they are able to chew on everything in their path. They love educational games.
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Minor characters.
- From the book "Little Trolls and the Great Flood".
- Big Serpent, page 13
- Old gentleman, page 19
- Antlion, page 25
- Sea Troll, page 28
- Boy with bright red hair, page 32
- Cat with kittens, page 39
- Mister Marabou, page 43
- Two monkfish, page 48
- From the book "Moomintroll and the Comet".
- Giant Lizard, Chapter 5
- Policeman mentioned in Chapter 6
- Hyena Chapter 6
- Eagle, chapter 6
- Observatory Professors, Chapter 6
- Old lady in the store, chapter 8
- Grasshopper, Swamp Ghosts and Tree Spirits at the Dance Floor Party, Chapter 8
- Little Creeper, Chapter 8
- Scrut, chapter 10
- Fleeing Creatures, Chapter 10
- From the book "The Wizard's Hat".
- Elderly Already, chapter 1
- Foreign words, chapter 2
- Antlion, Chapter 2
- King of California Chapter 2
- Three yellow canaries, chapter 2
- Mameluke, chapter 5
- From the book "Memoirs of Moomintroll Dad."
- Hedgehog, chapter 1
- Mymla's maternal uncle, chapter 5
- Autocrat, Chapter 5
- Sea Snake, Little Fish, Frog, Sea Ghost and Cod, Chapter 7
- Sea Dog, Chapter 7
- From the book "Dangerous Summer".
- Company on the Woodshed Roof, Including Mouse and Homsa, Chapter 2
- Forest inhabitants around a fire in honor of the summer solstice, chapter 5
- The Park Watchman and the Park Keeper, first appearing in Chapter 6
- 24 Forest Babies, first appearing in Chapter 6
- The Warden's little cousin, first appears in Chapter 11
- Dress rehearsal audience including hedgehogs and hedgehog moms, Chapter 10
- Two beavers representing a lion, chapter 10
- From the book "Magic Winter".
- The animal that lives under the kitchen table first appears in Chapter 1
- A little squirrel with a pretty tail, first appears in chapter 2
- Eight invisible shrew mice, first appearing in Chapter 2
- Ancestor, first appears in Chapter 2. He is also mentioned in the book "At the End of November".
- Ice Maiden, Chapter 3
- The creatures in the bath make their first appearance in Chapter 2
- Little Creepers, Gafsa, Homsa the Elder and other guests, chapter 5
- From the book "Moominpappa and the Sea".
- Poisonous Ants, Chapter 3
- Seahorses, first appearing in Chapter 3
- From the book "At the End of November".
- Nummulite, first mentioned in chapter 15
- From the collection "Tales from Moomin Valley".
- From the story "Spring Song".
- Little Ti-ti-uu, named Snusmumrik
- Mentioned: Hedgehog, Baby, Baby's mother
- From the story "A Scary Story".
- Almost the youngest Homs
- Chit
- Mom of Homsa
- Father of Homsa
- Swamp Snakes
- Grandma Baby Mu
- From the story "The Tale of the Last Dragon in the World."
- Dragon
- Mentioned: Little Mu's Grandma
- Young Hemulen Fisherman
- From the story "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence."
- Gafs, khoms, myumls, children of hemules, nafs, knuts, scrots in Luna Park
- Homs
- Son of the Fillyjonk
- From the story "The Invisible Child".
- Mentioned: cold and ironic aunt
- Mentioned: Moominmamma's Grandmother
- From the story "Spring Song".
Judging by the drawings of the writer herself, the Moomins look like mysterious little animals, like animated toys, like figures in children's drawings. In the past, Moomins lived behind stoves in people's houses, like trolls and brownies. But over time, steam heating almost replaced stove heating, and the Moomins had to look for other shelters.
Initially, Tove Jansson called the Moomintroll Snork and used his image as a kind of emblem or signature. The Snork figurine was present in all the illustrations and caricatures drawn by Jansson. Snork was noticeably different from more late image Moomintroll - he was thinner, with a long narrow nose and ears that looked like horns (Moomintrolls have a similar appearance in early illustrations).
Tove Jansson's books tell the story of one Moomin family - the Moomin family. This carefree and enterprising family lives in their home in Moominvalley (Moomidol), although at certain periods they lived in a lighthouse and a theater.
An amazing atmosphere reigns in the Moomin house and in their Valley. Here they will welcome anyone who comes with open arms, seat them at the table, put them to bed, and let them live “forever.” “Moominpappa and Moominmamma were just putting up new beds and expanding the dining table.” The kind and selfless world of the Moomins contrasts with the greedy and indifferent, “cold” Morra, with expressionless eyes, whose mere presence freezes the earth.
Moomintrolls are fantastic creatures that lead quite human image life. Their fairytale dream is a dream of realization in everyday life the best potential inherent in a person. The miracle of ordinary life that they glorify can only take place under one condition: everyone has the right to be themselves, but no one has the right to think only about themselves. Books about them are full of humor and optimistic.
Characters
Still from the 1992 cartoon. From left to right: Sniff, Moomintroll, Little My, Snufkin
- Moomintroll and others (1978) / 20 min. 15 sec. / puppet
- Moomintroll and the Comet (1978) / 17 min. 2 sec. / puppet
- Moomintroll and comet. The Way Home (1978) / 18 min. 22 sec. / puppet
- director: Aida Zyablikova (1-2), Nina Shorina (3)
- screenwriter: A. Altaev
- cameraman: Leonard Kolvinkovsky
- composer: Alexey Rybnikov
Sverdlovsktelefilm
Attractions
"Moomin Valley" was created in Tampere. The museum is based on the books of the writer Tove Jansson. Tove Jansson's original illustrations of the Moomins, as well as 3D models, are an essential part of the museum's atmosphere.
Anniversary 2010
2010 was celebrated in Finland as the “Year of Moomintroll” on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the publication of Tove Jansson’s first book. In this regard, exhibitions, concerts, and theatrical performances dedicated to the Moomins and Tove Jansson were held throughout the country. Publishing house Zangavar (Moscow) began publishing “The Moomins” - Full meeting author's comics by Tove Jansson in five volumes.
Character figures
Tove Jansson and the Moomins (1956).
Authorized figures of most of the characters in the Moomin books are produced by the Finnish ceramics factory Arabia. The factory also produces dishes with original drawings and illustrations by Tove Jansson, both sets and individual items such as coffee mugs, and Moomintrolls - Christmas tree decorations.
Moomin remake
During her lifetime, Tove Jansson gave permission to other authors to write books about the Moomins. On at the moment in Finland and Sweden, about a dozen authors write books about the adventures of the inhabitants of the Mumi Valley. The most famous and successful among the writers who continue to describe the life of the Moomins is Harald Sonesson, who, like Jansson, himself illustrates his books.
See also
- Mumiy Troll is a Soviet/Russian rock band.
Links
| Moomins | |||||
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| From Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson | |||||
| Books | Little trolls and a big flood (1945) Moomintroll and comet (1946) Wizard hat (1948) Memoirs of Moominpappa (1950) Dangerous Summer (1954) Magic winter (1957) Invisible Child (1962) Moominpappa and the sea (1965) At the end of November (1970) | ||||
| Picture books, comics and other books |
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1952) Who will console the little one? (1960) Spooky Journey (1977) The Rascal in the Moomin House (1980) Songs from Moominvalley(1993) Moomins Cookbook (2010) | ||||
| Characters | Moomintroll Moominmama Moominpapa Sniff Snusmumrik Baby My Hemuli Morra Hatifnatta Freken Snork Snork Mymly | ||||
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