by Tove Jansson · Nathan Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782092508480
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«Les Mémoires de papa Moumine» is the children's fantasy novel by Tove Jansson, published by Nathan Poche in paperback (257 pages, in French).
With a cold and convinced that his end is near, Papa Moumine decides to write his memoirs so his family can learn about his heroic past. The story recounts his escape from a home for abandoned Moumines, his journey aboard the ship «Orfeón de los Mares» built by his friend Fredrikson, and the extraordinary encounters that marked his youth.
Third volume in the Moumine le troll series. The original work was published in 1950; this French edition appeared in 2006.
Recommended for young readers aged 8 to 10 who want to discover the fantastic adventures of the Moumines.
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and postage stamp designer, her father a sculptor, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over the same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life.
