Tove Jansson – Moomin Trolls And Anti-Fascism
The Moomin Trolls are nothing but cute, cuddly, innocent kids’ stories right? Wrong!
And the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, was just a kids’ writer, right? WRONG! She was also a novelist, poet, painter and all-round badass and Alex shares 5 reasons why you should be enthusiastic about her,
BTWs include queer erasure, dancing and lesbian cottage core.
In the moment of meta Katie talks about saying “YES!” to new adventures.
Links
- Which Moomin character are you?
- Tove Jansson Garm covers are some of her first published artworks
- Pippi and the Moomins served as a social antidote to fascism | Aeon Essays
- The dark side of the Moomins – Prospect Magazine
- Inside Tove Jansson’s Private Universe | The New Yorker
- BBC Documentary: The Life of Tove Jansson
- Draw Landscapes Like Tove Jansson ~ See How I Study a Moomin illustration ~ Timelapse Pen Drawing