Podcasts about Tove Jansson

Happy Pride! Let's get Queer As Comics! Writer, critic, curator, publisher and broadcaster Paul Gravett rejoins the show to talk about curating a fabulous new exhibition, Queer As Comics, to help launch the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration! We talk about what makes comics queer (it's not just an issue of sexuality), the artists and comics he wishes he could have included in the show, the challenges of exhibiting comics as opposed to paintings, and why Queer As Comics' survey of 65 artists covering 80 years of history "starts with the Finnish" (as in Tom of Finland and Tove Jansson). We also get into the endlessness of Tove Jansson's life & creativity (and why Paul's committed to writing a big book about her anyway), his first exposure to queer comics (and again, why all comics are queer), how it feels to see the Quentin Blake Centre come to life and to see Quentin still making art in his 90s, and more. • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe, Patreon, or Paypal, and subscribe to our e-newsletter

Philip Ardagh - Świat Muminków stworzony przez Tove Jansson Boel Westin – Mama Muminków Tove Jansson – Córka rzeźbiarza Hanna Dymel-Trzebiatowska - Przechadzki po Dolinie Muminków. Perspektywa filozoficzno-literacka Komiks: Manu Larcenet – Codzienna walka

Dalla Florida degli anni Settanta con gli anziani ospiti della pensione Butler descritti con nordica lucidità dalla penna di Tove Jansson e raccontati dalla critica letteraria Marta Morazzoni.In questa puntata di “Alice” andremo alla scoperta della radiomante di Himmler, la sensitiva italiana Maria Mataloni contattata dal comandante delle SS per trovare l‘Oro del Reno: un tesoro mitico che conferiva potere assoluto a chi lo possedeva, simbolo della purezza e supremazia ariana. Una spy story firmata da Marco Consentino e Domenico Dodaro che dopo il successo di Madame Vitti tornano insieme per far luce su un'altra figura femminile a lungo tenuta nell'ombra.Una figura femminile che ci porta in Maremma dove incontriamo il poeta e scrittore Franco Marcoaldi che - in un caldo giorno d'estate - ci accompagna in una famosa gelateria di Orbetello a prendere un gelato con due giovani inglesi, Leo e Ben. Con loro inizia il nostro viaggio letterario-filosofico nella disperanza, un sentimento del nostro tempo.

In this creator chat, ALIA Graphic convenor Sabina Wills sits down for a chat with Andrea Innocent to discuss her recently published debut graphic novel Lamington Left Behind, published by Figment Books.00:20 Acknowledgement of country and introduction to Andrea Innocent03:43 Andre talks about her relation to libraries04:56 Andrea discusses the comics she read as a kid06:40 The chat moves to the inspiration behind Lamington Left Behind and the development of the project16:38 The discussion turns to the themes and ideas behind Lamington Left Behind30:09 Andrea Innocent talks about her visit to the Takayna rainforest in Tasmania and what's next for her33:36 Andrea's advice to an aspiring comic book creator34:50 Andrea recommends Georgina Chadderton's Oh Brother and Tove Jansson's comicsFor more from Andrea Innocent check out her website here: https://www.andreainnocent.comTo stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cette semaine, on commence par revenir en détail sur la situation au studio français Kylotonn. Touché de plein fouet par la mise en redressement judiciaire de son éditeur et propriétaire Nacon, il devrait connaître dans les jours qui viennent un plan de licenciement massif, ne conservant qu'une équipe restreinte pour s'occuper du suivi de son jeu service Test Drive Unlimited. Si la situation financière actuelle a précipité les événements, c'est aussi, d'après les salariés et ex-salariés avec qui nous avons pu nous entretenir, la conclusion malheureusement logique de plusieurs années de gestion calamiteuse de la part de la direction du studio et de l'actionnaire. Côté jeux vidéo cette semaine, on commence avec le magnifique Replaced qui réussit à nous éblouir visuellement. Dans une uchronie cyberpunk qui manque un peu d'originalité, il arrive à captiver par son action et ses décors sans cesse renouvellés. On continue avec l'aventure spatiale d'Aphélion. Le nouveau titre de Don't Nod est une série B très maitrisée de bout en bout malgré des moyens limités. On termine avec Vampire Crawlers qui réussit le passage au deck building de l'univers de Vampire Survivors et avec Moomintroll: La Chaleur de l'hiver, qui transcrit à merveille l'univers de Tove Jansson.Jérémie Kletzkine, dans sa chronique jeux de société, nous parle de Bomb5.Chapitres :0:00 Intro3:16 Les news11:02 Kylotonn en crise43:52 Le com des coms52:43 Replaced1:25:19 La chronique jeux de société : Bomb51:29:16 Aphelion1:56:39 La minute culturelle2:00:09 Vampire Crawlers2:06:33 Moomintroll : la chaleur de l'hiver2:12:06 Et quand vous ne jouez pas, vous faites quoi ?Retrouvez toutes les chroniques de jérémie dans le podcast dédié Silence on Joue ! La chronique jeux de société (Lien RSS).Pour commenter cette émission, donner votre avis ou simplement discuter avec notre communauté, connectez-vous au serveur Discord de Silence on joue!Retrouvez Silence on Joue sur Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/silenceonjoueSoutenez Silence on joue en vous abonnant à Libération avec notre offre spéciale à 6€ par mois : https://offre.liberation.fr/soj/Silence on joue ! c'est l'émission hebdo de jeux vidéo de Libération. Avec Erwan Cario et ses chroniqueurs Patrick Hellio, Julie Le Baron et Marius Chapuis.CRÉDITSSilence on joue ! est un podcast de Libération animé par Erwan Cario. Cet épisode a été enregistré le 7 mai 2026 sur Discord. Réalisation : Erwan Cario. Générique : Marc Quatrociocchi. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Why you need to see Truong Minh Quy's film, Viet and Nam, listen to Connie Converse's album, How Sad, How Lonely and read Tove Jansson's Finn Family Moomins. Colm Tóibín, Meghan O'Gieblyn and Luke Clancy have their reasons.

Tra marzo e aprile Giulia Pilotti ha letto Colpevolezza di Bruce Holsinger (e/o), un romanzo che parla anche di intelligenza artificiale, mentre Ludovica Lugli La città del sole di Tove Jansson (Iperborea), la scrittrice finlandese nota in tutto il mondo per i romanzi per ragazzi con protagonisti i Mumin, una famiglia di troll molto pucciosi. Nella puntata sono stati menzionati questo articolo del New Yorker sull'uso dell'AI per scrivere narrativa, il romanzo Death of an Author, il podcast Tove di Laura Pezzino, Racconti della valle dei Mumin e Il libro dell'estate di Tove Jansson, la serie di Netflix A Man on the Inside e i film Il club dei delitti del giovedì e Marigold Hotel, entrambi tratti da romanzi. Si può riconoscere un testo scritto dall'intelligenza artificiale? Il club del libro più influente del mondo Perché spesso ChatGPT si inventa le cose Chi fu Donatella Ziliotto, inventrice degl'Istrici, raccontato da sua figlia Leggi anche: Si può riconoscere un testo scritto dall'intelligenza artificiale? Il club del libro più influente del mondo Perché spesso ChatGPT si inventa le cose Chi fu Donatella Ziliotto, inventrice degl'Istrici, raccontato da sua figlia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Au programme de l'émission du 8 avril 2026 : avec Momoko Seto, réalisatrice ; et avec Laurance Henry, metteuse en scène (rediffusion)FILM D'ANIMATION - interview de Momoko Seto - c'est à 05 min✅Planètes, le film d'animation réalisé par Momoko Seto, est un film incroyable (Miyu productions, Gebeka distribution), sorti en salles le 11 mars, à voir dès 6 ans.Quatre akènes de pissenlit projetées dans le cosmos, suite à une explosion nucléaire, échouent sur une planète inconnue et partent à la quête d'un sol propice à la survie de leur espèce. De planète en planète, ils affrontent des épreuves et rencontrent de nombreux acteurs du vivant (plantes et bestioles de toutes sortes...). Pour les filmer, en prises de vues réelles (en particulier en time-lapse), Momoko Seto et son équipe sont allées en Islande, Japon, Bourgogne...Cette fiction dans le réel invite, sans un mot, à une totale immersion dans la nature pour l'observer de près et s'émerveiller.

Vi har begge hatt bursdag siden sist og feirer med nok en utgave av Grand Prix podkasten hvor vi blant annet er innom: ESC 2026 – er dette en god årgang? – Céline Dion bekreftet comeback fra Eiffeltårnet på sin egen bursdag. Adresse Wien er snart tilbake på NRK, også denne gangen med Kevin Vågnes i panelet, til glede og vrede for fansen.Vi snakker om hvorfor Italia strømmer mest blant årets ESC-bidrag, og Kyle Alessandro er tilbake med nye «Backseat». Podkasten Rekommandert ga seg nylig etter ti års drift, er du ABBA-fan så får du servert 5,5 timer med ABBA-prat i den aller siste episoden. Vikingblod er ute som Norges VM-låt, en låt vi sliter med å forstå. Eddie Dalton er på toppen av iTunes i USA, men finnes ikke i virkeligheten, WigWam er å finne i platesamlingen til Mummitrollets mor, Tove Jansson. Og Kjell har strømmet livets første TV-serie - uten å vite at det var det han gjorde. God lytt!Linker:https://tovejansson.com/tove-tuulikki-vinyl-records/Randi Hultin - bilder fra et liv med jazzBoken "Frida Beyond ABBA"

Beim Betreten des Literaturhauses fällt Jakob sofort etwas auf. Überall stehen charmante Figuren mit runden Schnauzen, kleinen Ohren und prallen Bäuchen. Auf den ersten Blick erinnern sie ein wenig an Nilpferde – doch Expertin Jenni Holtgrewe klärt ihn auf. Das sind die Mumins! Wer hinter den niedlichen Trollen steckt und welche Frau Tove Jansson war, erfahrt ihr hier.

VEM: Hans GeddaYRKE: FotografOM: Slumpen som metod, vibbar som kompass, Kungens favoritcigarr, varför han aldrig frågar objektet om lov, ikoniska bilden på Nelson Mandela med sista exponeringen, humor framför allvar, etiken i porträtt, svartvitt före färg, brevkompisen Tove Jansson, personkemi, reklamjobb som betalar ateljéhyran, en vanlig dag i Hans Geddas liv, katten Kurres sällskap, stilleben, fristaden i mörkrummet och givetvis en hel del om att AI-ryktet om hans död är betydligt överdrivet.SAMTALSLEDARE: Kristoffer TriumfPRODUCENT: Mattias ÅsénKONTAKT: varvet@triumf.se och Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I dagens avsnitt får vi höra den glittriga sagan "Den nysande enhörningen vid Hallonbågsberget", önskad av kompisarna Lo och Amelie, 7 år från Stenstorp.Följ med bebisarna Ella och Fina som tröttnar på att bara krypa runt hemma i Stenstorp och bestämmer sig för att bygga om tvättkorgen till en riktig rymdfarkost. Deras mål? Den stora, färgstarka smakbågen på himlen! Väl framme möter de enhörningen Buster, som har drabbats av en fruktansvärd glitter-snuva och tyvärr nyst bort hela sitt härliga disco-sväng. Nu måste de två små äventyrarna använda all sin påhittighet för att hjälpa sin nya vän. Ett kladdigt och fartfyllt äventyr där en plastsked, en borttappad nalle och magiska nysningar spelar huvudrollerna.I kvällens avsnitt uppmärksammar vi Sverigefinnarnas dag och lär oss fascinerande fakta om Mumintrollen! Vi får veta hur Tove Jansson kom på det allra första mumintrollet för att retas med sin bror, hur namnet "Mumin" egentligen föddes och varför de runda trollen äter tallbarr innan de går i ide på vintern.Stötta podden och få tillgång till nya sagor! Gå med i Magiska Godnattsagor-klubben!Skicka in förslag på kommande sagor via www.magiskagodnattsagor.seSökord: magiska godnattsagor, godnattsaga, barn, läggdags, podcast för barn, barnlitteratur, ai, godnatt

I denne live-innspillingen fra biblioteket i Bergen snakker Heidi med Hanne Rømsing og Helle Ulrikke Fjelldal om hvordan Tove Janssons verker fortolkes i andre medier, fra film til spill. Hvilke muligheter åpner seg, og hva blir borte på veien?Hanne og Helle er begge litteraturformidlere og jobber på biblioteket. Hanne har ansvaret for bibliotekets filmvisninger, mens Helle jobber i spillteamet. Episodens utvalgte verk er animasjonsklassikeren "Kometen kommer" fra 1992, filmatiseringen av "Sommerboken", og dessuten "Tove" fra 2020, som er basert på Tove Janssons liv. Vi rekker også innom dataspillet "Snusmumrikken: Melodien i Mummidalen". I samtalen er vi inne på alt fra atomprøvesprengninger og Lars von Trier til flaue skandinaviske aksenter og stormen som forløsende motiv hos Tove Jansson – og vi spør: Kan det bli for mye kjærlighet på film?OPPDAG: Tove Jansson er produsert av Heidi Sævareid. Musikk ved Andreas Opstad Larsen.Følg gjerne @oppdagtovejansson på Instagram for oppdateringer og annet innhold!

Review of Comet in Moominland by Tove JanssonAbdelrahim book: https://www.routledge.com/Childrens-Literature-Domestication-and-Social-Foundation-Narratives-of-Civilization-and-Wilderness/AbdelRahim/p/book/9781138547810---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

Somna, i natt sitter jag nedsänkt i en brunn av mörker i Äventyrsvargen. Det är sent, meteorerna skulle falla men molnen tog dem, och jag pratar med dig som om vi sitter längst ner i en gammal stenring och lyfter blicken upp mot en himmel vi inte ser.Vi börjar i barndomen, med Magnus som var starkast i hela skolan bara för att han sa det först, och med Pippi som lyfter sin häst på ett sätt som egentligen aldrig skulle funka i verkligheten. Och innan vi vet ordet av det är vi mitt i en saga om en fotboll som pratar, skäller på FIFA, hittar på egna regler och påstår sig veta vad ”riktig fotboll” är. En boll som gör mig till köttbulleakrobat i vardagsrummet, medan rävar tittar in genom hål i väggen och brunstiga älgar undrar om jag menar allvar med mina skogsbröl.Mellan hoppen med ömma knän och riggade poängsystem hinner vi också förbi salladsbaren i stan, där tårarna plötsligt rinner över tallriken. Längtan bort från trängseln. Längtan mot en egen liten ö, någon slags Tove Jansson-plats där livet både är brutalt och vackert på samma gång. Och hela tiden den där frågan: vad är en seger värd, om huset runt oss ligger i ruiner när allt är klart.Somna, du behöver inte hålla reda på reglerna i den här matchen. Du får bara hänga med. Det är som det är. Det som händer händer. Och just nu finns ingenting som vi kan göra åt det.Sov Gott!Mer om Henrik, klicka här: https://linktr.ee/HenrikstahlLyssna utan reklam, få extraavsnitt, spellistor med mera på: https://somnamedhenrik.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zapraszam Państwa na przedświąteczne spotkanie.Ufff…. Zdążyliśmy… W tym kończącym się roku mija 80 rocznicaMuminków!A moja rozmówczyni to skandynawistka i znakomitamuminolożka.Ma do opowiedzenia o Tove Jansson i Muminkach niezwykleciekawe rzeczy…To chyba już nie będę więcej pisał…Sami posłuchajcie! ____________________________K3 istnieje dzięki słuchaczom — takim jak Ty. Dołącz do grona osób, dzięki którym podcast ukazuje się co tydzień – patronite.pl/k3

In this first installment of our annual year-end wrap-up, we dive into the opening half of our top ten reads of 2025, counting down numbers ten through six and revisiting the books that surprised us, challenged us, and stayed with us throughout the year. Along the way, we're joined by several friends who drop in to share the titles that meant the most to them in 2025, adding their voices to the conversation and widening the circle of celebration.It's a relaxed, book-loving episode filled with reflection, enthusiasm, and a few unexpected discoveries. Tune in and settle into the first part of our favorite tradition.2026 Novella Book ClubWe have announced the four novellas we will be reading for The Mookse and Gripes Novella Book Club in 2026!* January: Daisy Miller, by Henry James* April: An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter, by César Aira* July: The Hour of the Star, by Clarice Lispector* September: Prelude, by Katherine MansfieldDiscussions will be hosted at The Mookse and the Gripes Discord (see below!).We've got some fantastic author-focused episodes lined up for the foreseeable future, and we want to give you plenty of time to dive in if you'd like to read along with us. These episodes come around every ten episodes, and with our bi-weekly release schedule, you'll have a few months to get ready for each. Here's what we have in store:* Episode 125: Flannery O'Connor* Episode 135: William Faulkner* Episode 145: Elizabeth Taylor* Episode 155: Naguib MahfouzThere's no rush—take your time, and grab a book (or two, or three) so you're prepared for these as they come!Shownotes* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young* Schattenfroh, by Michael Lentz, translated by Max Lawton* Middlemarch, by George Eliot* The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Ghost Writer, by Philip Roth* 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff* Lies and Sorcery, by Elsa Morante, translated by Jenny McPhee* The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal* Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin* The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro* Mr. Fox, by Barbara Comyns* Happiness Is Such, by Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Minna Zallman Proctor* Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot* Phineas Redux, by Anthony Trollope* The Sea, the Sea, by Iris Murdoch* The Bell, by Iris Murdoch* How to Cook a Wolf, by M.F.K. Fisher* Seeing Further, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Caroline Schmidt* River, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Iain Galbraith* Grove, by Esther Kinsky, translated by Caroline Schmidt* Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Anne Burns* Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov* Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov* Ada, or Ardor, by Vladimir Nabokov* Dracula, by Bram Stoker* Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley* A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens* Life with a Star, by Jiri Weil, translated by Rita Klimova and Rosalyn Schloss* Is a River Alive?, by Robert Macfarlane* Angel, by Elizabeth Taylor* Great Granny Webster, by Caroline Blackwood* Pilgrimage, by Dorothy Richardson* Vengeance Is Mine, by Friedrich Torberg, translated by Stephanie Gorrell Ortega* Amongst Women, by John McGahern* The Dark, by John McGahern* The Barracks, by John McGahern* How to Survive a Bear Attack, by Claire Cameron* The Hustler, by Walter Tevis* The Man Who Fell to Earth, by Walter Tevis* Mockingbird, by Walter Tevis* The Steps of the Sun, by Walter Tevis* The Queen's Gambit, by Walter Tevis* The Color of Money, by Walter Tevis* Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee* Daisy Miller, by Henry JamesJoin the Mookse and the Gripes on DiscordWant to share your thoughts on these upcoming authors or anything else we're discussing? Join us over on Discord! It's the perfect place to dive deeper into the conversation—whether you're reading along with our author-focused episodes or just want to chat about the books that are on your mind.We're also just now in our third novella book club, where we're reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark. It's a fantastic book, and we'd love to have you join the discussion. It's a great space to engage with fellow listeners, share your insights, and discover new perspectives on the books you're reading.The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a bookish conversation hosted by Paul and Trevor. Every other week, we explore a bookish topic and celebrate our love of reading. We're glad you're here, and we hope you'll continue to join us on this literary journey!A huge thank you to those who help make this podcast possible! If you'd like to support us, you can do so via Substack or Patreon. Subscribers receive access to periodic bonus episodes and early access to all new episodes. Plus, each supporter gets their own dedicated feed, allowing them to download episodes a few days before they're released to the public. We'd love for you to check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

Welche herausragenden Bücher für junge Leser hat das Jahr gebracht? Wir empfehlen ein Bilder-, ein Kinder-, ein Jugend- und ein Sachbuch, dazu einen Klassiker, als Weihnachtsgeschenke.

Nat Jansz joins Sam Leith to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Moomin novels. The first of these, Comet in Moominland, was revised by author Tove Jansson a decade after the original publication date. To celebrate the anniversary Sort of Books, co-run by Jansz, is publishing this revised edition for the first time in English.Jansz discusses why she finds the books so compelling, the influence of the war on author Jansson and why she feels Jansson's ‘quest for the truth' was written in a way that was easy for children to understand. For Jansz, the Moomin novels had a mix of light and dark which broke the mould of previous children's literature which was often prefaced with something traumatic. Plus – are there glimpses of the secret loves of the author hidden within the books?Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nat Jansz joins Sam Leith to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Moomin novels. The first of these, Comet in Moominland, was revised by author Tove Jansson a decade after the original publication date. To celebrate the anniversary Sort of Books, co-run by Jansz, is publishing this revised edition for the first time in English.Jansz discusses why she finds the books so compelling, the influence of the war on author Jansson and why she feels Jansson's ‘quest for the truth' was written in a way that was easy for children to understand.For Jansz, the Moomin novels had a mix of light and dark which broke the mould of previous children's literature which was often prefaced with something traumatic. Plus – are there glimpses of the secret loves of the author hidden within the books?Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcastsContact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Indian-based author and podcaster Purba Chakraborty talks about the history of fiction writing.We hear about the rise in popularity of 'Nordic Noir', following the publication of Henning Mankell's crime novels.Then we listen to BBC archive of writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges - regarded as one of the most influential Latin American writers in history.Plus, the trial of two Soviet writers, Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky, accused of smuggling their works to the west.Helen Fielding looks back at her weekly newspaper column about a 30-something, single woman in London, which became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s.The niece of Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson talks about her iconic Moomin books - which have been published in more than 60 languages.And finally, we hear the personal story of young Nepalese athlete Mira Rai, which shocked the ultra-running world. Contributors: Anneli Høier - literary agent. Jorge Luis Borges - short story writer and poet. Purba Chakraborty - writer and podcaster. Andrei Sinyavsky - Russian writer and Soviet dissident. Alexander Daniel - son of Yuli Daniel, Russian writer and Soviet dissident. Helen Fielding - journalist and writer. Sophia Jansson - niece of Tove Jansson, author and artist. Mira Rai - Nepalese trail runner.(Photo: Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell and a copy of one of his books. Credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

The first Moomins story about a family of nature-loving white round trolls was published in 1945 during World War Two. The Moomins and the Great Flood was created by writer and artist Tove Jansson as a source of comfort during bleak times. It highlighted the struggles of those who'd been displaced by war introducing readers into the lives of Moomintroll, Moominmamma and Moominpappa. Tove's tales and illustrations, featuring the cuddly creatures with smooth round snouts, are loved the world over and have been published in more than 60 languages. She was born in Finland but her first language was Swedish, which the original Moomins books were published in. Tove's niece Sophia Jansson, speaks to Reena Stanton-Sharma about growing up in a family surrounded by creativity and nature. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina's Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall' speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler's List; and Jacques Derrida, France's ‘rock star' philosopher. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world's oldest languages.(Photo: Tove Jansson in 1988. Credit: Hans/Paul/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images)

Artist Olivia van Kuiken discusses intentional misdirection, how she is thinking about language through painting, engaging with the architectural element of her work, and more. This conversation is concerned primarily with the work in her recent show “Bastard Rhyme” at Matthew Brown Gallery in New York.Olivia van Kuiken (b. 1997 in Chicago, Illinois) is a New York based artist. She received a BFA in Studio Art at Cooper Union, New York, 2019.Solo Exhibitions include Losing looking leaving, Caprii, Düsseldorf (2024); Beil Lieb, Château Shatto, Los Angeles (2024); Make me Mulch!, Chapter NY, New York (2023);  She clock, me clock, we clock, King's Leap, New York (2022).Select group exhibitions include the Lord will spit out the lukewarm, Bortolami, New York (2025); What are you looking for?, curated by Brandy Carstens, Société, Berlin (2025); Meet me by the lake, CLEARING, New York (2024); Mad Monk, Micki Meng, New York (2024); A Modern Disease, curated by Cooper Brovenick, New York (2024); Manic Pixie Nightmare Drawings, Adler Beatty, New York (2024); Anything can pass before the eyes of a person, Derosia, New York (2023); Works on Paper: 100 Years, Amanita, New York (2023); Supper Club, As it Stands, Los Angeles (2023); Oceans of Time, Château Shatto, Los Angeles (2022); Elective Affinities, Chapter NY, New York (2022); Bright lights, big city, no fun, Shoot the Lobster, New York  (2022); La Saison Creuse, Hoffman Maler Wallenburg, Nice (2022).Olivia's Instagram: @livankuikenReference links:Bernini, Chair of St. Peter (1657–1666)Barnett Newman, Vir Heroicus Sublimis (1950-51)Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias (1818)Tove Jansson, The Summer Book (1972)Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Two Circles (1665-1669)Taryn Simon, Image Atlas (2012) Beyoncé, AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (2022)Cap'n Jazz, Scary Kids Scaring Kids (1998)my bloody valentine, mbv (2013)

Tove Jansson skapade sina mest älskade karaktärer mitt under brinnande världskrig. Hur präglades böckerna av tiden? Och varför berör de oss än idag? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Programmet sändes första gången 19/5-2025. Mumintrollets födelse och andra världskrigetMumintrollen förknippas ofta med trygghet, nostalgi och barndomens sagovärld. Men Tove Jansson skapade sina mest älskade karaktärer mitt under andra världskrigets mörker, i en tid av oro, bombningar och flykt. Trots sin popularitet som barnböcker är Muminvärlden laddad med filosofiska och existentiella frågor som speglar världens tillstånd under och efter kriget.Mumintrollet fyller 80 – men fortsätter vara aktuellDet är 80 år sedan Mumintrollen såg dagens ljus, men berättelserna fortsätter att beröra. Vad är det i Muminböckerna som gör dem så tidlösa? Och varför speglar de kanske vår egen tid mer än någonsin?Muminvärlden genom forskarens ögonI Vetenskapsradion besöker vi Boel Westin, professor i litteraturvetenskap och en ledande expert på Tove Jansson och Mumintrollen. Hon förklarar hur krig, sorg och existentiella frågor genomsyrar Muminböckerna, och blandas med äventyr och sagor. Westin ger oss en djupare förståelse för hur Muminvärlden speglar Tove Janssons tidens oro, och varför dessa berättelser fortsätter att fascinera både forskare och läsare.Reporter: Emelie Bredmaremelie.bredmar@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

Weeklyn vieraana on Moomin Charactersin taiteellinen johtaja James Zambra. On kulunut 80 vuotta siitä, kun Tove Jansson julkaisi ensimmäisen muumikirjan, Muumit ja suuri tuhotulva. Vuosikymmenten aikana Muumeista on tullut valtava bisnes ja globaalisti tunnettu brändi, jota johdetaan edelleen perheen voimin Helsingistä käsin. Millaisia asioita lisenssibisnes pitää sisällään? Mikä on Zambran oma suosikki muumituotteista? Entä miltä […]

Kate Adie introduces stories from China, Afghanistan, Spain, Armenia and Finland.In Beijing this week, President Xi Jinping declared his country to be ‘unstoppable'. Flanked by President Putin and North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un at a vast military parade, China put on a striking display of its growing military power. BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker was watching on in Beijing.Afghanistan was struck by an earthquake last Sunday, destroying homes and triggering landslides, killing around 1400 people. Yogita Limaye has been in Jalalabad where she saw the rescue effort first hand, amid the strict social rules imposed by the Taliban.Spain has been experiencing some of its worst wildfires in recent years and among the affected areas is Galicia - a region usually known for high rainfall and lush vegetation. It's also where you can find Europe's largest herd of wild horses - which are credited with helping to limit the spread of the fires. John Murphy went to find out more.Last month, leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan finalised a peace agreement aimed at ending a decades-old conflict between the two countries. Julia Paul travelled to Armenia to visit an innovative scheme using digital technology to preserve the country's Christian heritage, lost or damaged during the war years.And Finland is celebrating 80 years of the Moomins! The family of gentle trolls and their friends have garnered fans around the world since the first book was published by author Tove Jansson in 1945. Heidi Fuller Love has been exploring how the characters have come to embody Finnish values.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinator: Rosie Strawbridge Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Muminskaparen Tove Janssons brorsdotter Sophia Jansson kommer med sin självbiografi Tre öar, en bok om en både trasig och lycklig barndom. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Sophia Jansson är ordförande och majoritetsägare i Moomin Characters som äger rättigheterna till Muminfigurerna som skapades av författaren Tove Jansson. I år fyller Mumin 80 år, det var 1945 som första boken kom, Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen. En bok som sålde i bara 219 exemplar. I dag omsätter Moomin Characters globalt flera miljarder kronor årligen.I Tre öar skriver Sophia Jansson personligt om sin familj: om sin uppväxt, om pappan Lasse Jansson som var bror till Tove, och mamman och sångartisten Nita Lesch, som dog bara 38 år gammal. Boken bygger delvis på Tove Janssons och andra släktingars tidigare okända brev.Skriv till oss! bokradio@sverigesradio.seProgramledare: Marie LundströmProducent: Andreas Magnell

If you're even remotely sad that summer's ending, if you have any feelings about the beauty of nature, if you have aging parents, if you think even occasionally about mortality (lol), you MUST read this book. It's slim, gorgeous, funny, sad and a complete joy. Of all Kimberly's recommendations, The Summer Book might be the one that's most universally loved. And honestly, Kimberly must say, this deep dive is some of her very best analysis. Tove Jansson is TOO GOOD to warrant anything less.

Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Booker Prize Longlist. We have many comfort reading recommendations!  Here are some of the books discussed: DEAD GIRL GONE by Gareth and Louise Ward THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB series and WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman IN SPITE OF YOU by Patrick Lenton CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED by Jessica Stanley THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood FINE WEATHER, JEEVES by P. G. Wodehouse DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY by E. M. Delafield LESS by Andrew Sean Greer THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett THE NEVERMOOR SERIES by Jessica Townsend PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren FINN FAMILY MOOMINTROLL by Tove Jansson THE SUMMER BOOK by Tove Jansson translated by Thomas Teal RAINCLOWD PALACE by Phillipa Rice TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout TASTE – MY LIFE THROUGH FOOD by Stanley Tucci Coming up: our Booker Longlist reading updates. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

8 augusti. Ledarredaktionen sammanfattar veckan och diskuterar likheterna mellan Gazadebatten idag och flyktingkrisen 2015. Dessutom om att M borde bry sig mer om ekonomi och om hur Tove Jansson angrips i USA. Tove Lifvendahl, Henrik Dalgard och Paulina Neuding står för åsikterna, Andreas Ericson för frågorna.

I detta avsnitt tappar vi nyckeln. Inte till något särskilt lås, utan till själva enheten, modemet, självet. Vi rullar i friläge genom sommarens tomma gator, förbi kaffekoppar som inte lyfter dagen och SMS som ekar i sitt obesvarade tillstånd. Det är ett lågmält virvlande av tankar kring barndom, Vässarö, stämgafflar, Tove Jansson, begravningskläder, grannars kissljud och det oändliga i ett tomrum. Vi stämmer om oss, som en fiol som hänger tyst på väggen.Somna, det är mörkt nu. Men det är alltid mörkt i början. Sov gott!Mer om Henrik, klicka här:https://linktr.ee/HenrikstahlLyssna utan reklam, få extraavsnitt, spellistor med mera på: https://somnamedhenrik.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, a few pages of the following books will be read:The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories by Tove Jansson, translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal and Silvester MazzarellaPublic Library and Other Stories by Ali SmithExhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang

This week's episode comes with poor sound quality and excellent vibes. For the first time ever, Paul and Trevor met in person! Join us as we take the show on the road—through bookstores, libraries, and one unforgettable day of literary wandering. From the cozy aisles of The King's English to the rarified shelves of Moon's Rare Books, with stops at Poppy's Books and the Salem City Library (Trevor's wife makes as cameo!), this episode is a roving celebration of bookish friendship. We apologize in advance for the audio, but we hope you enjoy this day out with us. We'll be back to our usual mischief in the next episode.We've got some fantastic author-focused episodes lined up for the foreseeable future, and we want to give you plenty of time to dive in if you'd like to read along with us. These episodes come around every ten episodes, and with our bi-weekly release schedule, you'll have a few months to get ready for each. Here's what we have in store:* Episode 115: Kazuo Ishiguro* Episode 125: Flannery O'Connor* Episode 135: William Faulkner* Episode 145: Elizabeth Taylor* Episode 155: Naguib MahfouzThere's no rush—take your time, and grab a book (or two, or three) so you're prepared for these as they come!Join the Mookse and the Gripes on DiscordWant to share your thoughts on these upcoming authors or anything else we're discussing? Join us over on Discord! It's the perfect place to dive deeper into the conversation—whether you're reading along with our author-focused episodes or just want to chat about the books that are on your mind.We're also just now in our second novella book club, where we're reading Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. It's a fantastic book, and we'd love to have you join the discussion. It's a great space to engage with fellow listeners, share your insights, and discover new perspectives on the books you're reading.ShownotesBooks* Sun City, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal* The King of a Rainy Country, by Brigid Brophy* Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee* I Am Alien to Life: Selected Stories, by Djuna Barnes* Waiting for the Fear, by Oguz Atay, translated by Ralph Hubbell* Last Stories, by William Trevor* Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa* Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Edith Grossman* One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa* The Adventures of China Iron, by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre * The Sea, the Sea, by Iris Murdoch* Schattenfroh, by Michael Lenz, translated by Max Lawton* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by * The Stronghold, by Dino Buzzati, translated by Lawrence Venuti* The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro* Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro* Nocturnes, by Kazuo Ishiguro* An Artist of the Floating World, by Kazuo Ishiguro* A Pale View of Hills, by Kazuo Ishiguro* When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro* As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner* A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean* On the Clock, by Claire Baglin* Your Absence Is Darkness, by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton* Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke* The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien* Moby Dick, by Herman Melville* Songs of Innocence, by William Blake* Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen* Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. MontgomeryThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a bookish conversation hosted by Paul and Trevor. Every other week, we explore a bookish topic and celebrate our love of reading. We're glad you're here, and we hope you'll continue to join us on this literary journey!A huge thank you to those who help make this podcast possible! If you'd like to support us, you can do so via Substack or Patreon. Subscribers receive access to periodic bonus episodes and early access to all new episodes. Plus, each supporter gets their own dedicated feed, allowing them to download episodes a few days before they're released to the public. We'd love for you to check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

It was an incredible honour to interview an author I have been following for a long time, and itching to get on the show. Sue Prideaux is an acclaimed Anglo‑Norwegian biographer and novelist. Her works include I Am Dynamite!, a biography of Friedrich Nietzsche I read and reviewed last year, and more recently Wild Thing, a biography of French artist Paul Gauguin. I Am Dynamite! was named The Times Biography of the Year for 2018, and won the Hawthornden Prize for ‘imaginative literature', and Wild Thing was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction, longlisted for the Women's Prize for non-fiction, and won the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize for non-fiction. It's also fair to say that I absolutely loved them both, so I strongly recommend you go out and pick yourselves up copies. Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading!Sue Prideaux's four books were:The Story of Babar The Little Elephant, Jean de Brunoff (1934)The Summer Book, Tove Jansson (1972)Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbon (1932)Shelley: The Pursuit, Richard Holmes (1974)

Laura Pezzino"Lavorare e amare. Amare e lavorare"Tove JanssonElecta Editorewww.electa.itUna tempesta tutta per sé. La storia di Tove Jansson (1914-2001), romanziera, pittrice, illustratrice, che sarà principalmente ricordata per i suoi Mumin, è quella di una persona che ha amato creare e costruire. Questo libro, intramato come una fiaba sul tempo delle quattro stagioni, ricostruisce in modo anarchico e personale la biografia di questa donna del Nord, ma anche quella di un paesaggio che parla di isole, foreste e vento e insieme di case come palcoscenici intimi per lavori, amori, avventure.Il volume fa parte della collana OILÀ, curata da Chiara Alessi, che presenta le storie di protagoniste del Novecento. Figure femminili che, nel panorama ‘creativo' italiano e internazionale (dal design alla moda, dall'architettura alla musica, dall'illustrazione alla grafica, dalla fotografia alla letteratura) si sono distinte in rapporto a discipline e mestieri ritenuti da sempre appannaggio dell'universo maschile. I libri, pensati per essere letti ad alta voce dall'inizio alla fine in quarantacinque minuti -un viaggio breve-, sono racconti di persone condotti attraverso una lente speciale sulle loro biografie, i lavori, i fatti privati e i risultati pubblici.Il progetto grafico è a cura dello Studio Sonnoli.Laura Pezzino è giornalista e scrittrice. Ha lavorato per 14 anni nella redazione di Vanity Fair, occupandosi prevalentemente dei settori spettacolo, attualità e costume. Sempre per Condè Nast è stata book editor dell'ufficio centrale. Oggi è giornalista freelance e collabora con numerose testate tra cui La Stampa, L'Espresso, Rivista Studio, F, Vanity Fair. Si occupa di editing, social media management, consulenza editoriale. Il suo primo libro è A New York con Patti Smith (Giulio Perrone Editore, 2022).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

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In this episode, Paul and Trevor are joined by Kate from The Book Club Review Podcast for a lively discussion about funny books. From dry wit to outright absurdity, we explore the kinds of humor that make us laugh out loud—or quietly smirk into our sleeves—and why comic novels deserve a place on every bookshelf. We also announce the winner of our June giveaway and introduce a brand-new challenge for July. Tune in for some laughs and let us know which books have made you laugh the most.We've got some fantastic author-focused episodes lined up for the foreseeable future, and we want to give you plenty of time to dive in if you'd like to read along with us. These episodes come around every ten episodes, and with our bi-weekly release schedule, you'll have a few months to get ready for each. Here's what we have in store:* Episode 115: Kazuo Ishiguro* Episode 125: Flannery O'Connor* Episode 135: William Faulkner* Episode 145: Elizabeth Taylor* Episode 155: Naguib MahfouzThere's no rush—take your time, and grab a book (or two, or three) so you're prepared for these as they come!Join the Mookse and the Gripes on DiscordWant to share your thoughts on these upcoming authors or anything else we're discussing? Join us over on Discord! It's the perfect place to dive deeper into the conversation—whether you're reading along with our author-focused episodes or just want to chat about the books that are on your mind.We're also gearing up for our second novella book club, where we'll be reading Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin at the start of July. It's a fantastic book, and we'd love to have you join the discussion. It's a great space to engage with fellow listeners, share your insights, and discover new perspectives on the books you're reading.ShownotesBooks* Lockwood & Co. Series, by Jonathan Stroud* Alex Verus Series, by Benedict Jacka* Southern Reach Series, by Jeff VanderMeer* Slanting Towards the Sea, by Lidija Hilje* Waiting for the Fear, by Oguz Atay, translated by Ralph Hubbell* The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford* All Systems Red, by Martha Wells* Hons and Rebels, by Jessica Mitford* Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy* Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes* Middlemarch, by George Eliot* The Girls, by John Bowen* Catch-22, by Joseph Heller* Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach* Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach* Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, by Mary Roach* Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh* The Book Lover's Joke Book, by Alex Johnson* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams* The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Code of the Woosters, by P.G. Wodehouse* Leave It to Psmith, by P.G. Wodehouse* Wodehouse: A Life, by Robert McCrum* A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders* The Nose, by Nikolai Gogol* The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, by Elif Batuman* War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy* Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller, by Oliver Darkshire* Greta and Valdin, by Rebecca K. Rilley* The Literary Conference, by César Aira* The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, by E. Lockhart* A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson* A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson* The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal* The White Bear, by Henrik Pontoppidan, translated by Paul LarkinOther* “The Murder of Leo Tolstoy,” by Elif BatumanThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a bookish conversation hosted by Paul and Trevor. Every other week, we explore a bookish topic and celebrate our love of reading. We're glad you're here, and we hope you'll continue to join us on this literary journey!A huge thank you to those who help make this podcast possible! If you'd like to support us, you can do so via Substack or Patreon. Subscribers receive access to periodic bonus episodes and early access to all new episodes. Plus, each supporter gets their own dedicated feed, allowing them to download episodes a few days before they're released to the public. We'd love for you to check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, Paul and Trevor check in on our 2025 reading goals—where we've succeeded, where we've faltered, and most importantly how our goals are impacting our reading experience. Are we setting ourselves up for success, or are we creating unnecessary pressure? We dive into the positives and potentials pitfalls of reading ambitions, exploring what's working for us. Tune in for a reflective conversation on how to make reading goals meaningful.Plus, we announce the winner of our May giveaway and reveal our June giveaway challenge with another silly performance!We've got some fantastic author-focused episodes lined up for the foreseeable future, and we want to give you plenty of time to dive in if you'd like to read along with us. These episodes come around every ten episodes, and with our bi-weekly release schedule, you'll have a few months to get ready for each. Here's what we have in store:* Episode 115: Kazuo Ishiguro* Episode 125: Flannery O'Connor* Episode 135: William Faulkner* Episode 145: Elizabeth Taylor* Episode 155: Naguib MahfouzThere's no rush—take your time, and grab a book (or two, or three) so you're prepared for these as they come!Join the Mookse and the Gripes on DiscordWant to share your thoughts on these upcoming authors or anything else we're discussing? Join us over on Discord! It's the perfect place to dive deeper into the conversation—whether you're reading along with our author-focused episodes or just want to chat about the books that are on your mind.We're also gearing up for our second novella book club, where we'll be reading Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin at the start of July. It's a fantastic book, and we'd love to have you join the discussion. It's a great space to engage with fellow listeners, share your insights, and discover new perspectives on the books you're reading.ShownotesBooks* Is a River Alive?, by Robert Macfarlane* The White Bear, by Henrik Pontoppidan, translated by Paul Larkin* A Fortunate Man, by Henrik Pontoppidan, translated by Paul Larkin* Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin* Deathbed Confessions, by Mark Haber* Middlemarch, by George Eliot* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young* Lies and Sorcery, by Elsa Morante, translated by Jenny McPhee* In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust* The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson* Suttree, by Cormac McCarthy* Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West, by Cormac McCarthy* The Prime Minister, by Anthony Trollope* The Duke's Children, by Anthony Trollope* The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope* Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot* Schattenfroh, by Michael Lentz, translated by Max Lawton* Blinding, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter* Omensetter's Luck, by William H. Gass* Herscht 07769, by Lászlo Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet* Moby Dick, by Herman Melville* Mr. Fox, by Barbara Comyns* A Touch of Mistletoe, by Barbara Comyns* Melvill, by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden* On the Calculation of Volume, I, by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J. Haveland* The Ice-Shirt, by William T. Vollmann* The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods* Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf* To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf* The Waves, by Virginia Woolf* The Adventures of China Iron, by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre* Rhine Journey, by Ann Schlee* Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend, by Rebecca Romney* Evelina, by Frances Burney* The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro* Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro* The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro* A Pale View of Hills, by Kazuo Ishiguro* Your Absence Is Darkness, by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton* The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas TealThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a bookish conversation hosted by Paul and Trevor. Every other week, we explore a bookish topic and celebrate our love of reading. We're glad you're here, and we hope you'll continue to join us on this literary journey!A huge thank you to those who help make this podcast possible! If you'd like to support us, you can do so via Substack or Patreon. Subscribers receive access to periodic bonus episodes and early access to all new episodes. Plus, each supporter gets their own dedicated feed, allowing them to download episodes a few days before they're released to the public. We'd love for you to check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

Tove Jansson skapade sina mest älskade karaktärer mitt under brinnande världskrig. Hur präglades böckerna av tiden? Och varför berör de oss än idag? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Mumintrollets födelse och andra världskrigetMumintrollen förknippas ofta med trygghet, nostalgi och barndomens sagovärld. Men Tove Jansson skapade sina mest älskade karaktärer mitt under andra världskrigets mörker, i en tid av oro, bombningar och flykt. Trots sin popularitet som barnböcker är Muminvärlden laddad med filosofiska och existentiella frågor som speglar världens tillstånd under och efter kriget.Mumintrollet fyller 80 – men fortsätter vara aktuellDet är 80 år sedan Mumintrollen såg dagens ljus, men berättelserna fortsätter att beröra. Vad är det i Muminböckerna som gör dem så tidlösa? Och varför speglar de kanske vår egen tid mer än någonsin?Muminvärlden genom forskarens ögonI Vetenskapsradion besöker vi Boel Westin, professor i litteraturvetenskap och en ledande expert på Tove Jansson och Mumintrollen. Hon förklarar hur krig, sorg och existentiella frågor genomsyrar Muminböckerna, och blandas med äventyr och sagor. Westin ger oss en djupare förståelse för hur Muminvärlden speglar Tove Janssons tidens oro, och varför dessa berättelser fortsätter att fascinera både forskare och läsare.Reporter: Emelie Bredmaremelie.bredmar@sr.se Producent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

Maggie O'Farrell is the author of nine novels. Her debut, After You'd Gone, was published 25 years ago this year and won the Betty Trask Prize in 2001. Her 2010 book The Hand That First Held Mine won the Costa Novel Award; and Hamnet, her hugely acclaimed and bestselling story of the death of Shakespeare's son, won the 2020 Women's Prize for fiction. Maggie O'Farrell has also written a memoir; I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death. Maggie tells John Wilson about some of her creative influences including the Finnish writer Tove Jansson, whose book Moominland Midwinter she first read at the age of eight when she was ill in bed, suffering from encephalitis. The poet Michael Donaghy gave Maggie valuable writing advice when she attended his poetry workshops at City University and inspired her with his recitations of poetry from memory. Maggie also reveals how seeing a David Hockney photomontages called The Scrabble Game hugely influenced the way she constructs narrative and time-frame in her novels.Producer: Edwina Pitman

En la 1385-a E_elsendo el la 25.03.2025 ĉe www.pola-retradio.org: • La komenca aktualaĵo rilatas al la solenita en Pollando lastlunde Nacia Tago de Memoro pri Poloj Savantaj Judojn dum la germana okupacio. • En la hodiaŭa kulturkroniko ni informas pri retrovitaj kaj restaŭritaj 16 polikromiaĵoj en la preĝejo de s-ta Jakobo en Toruń (norda Pollando); pri vico da eventoj planitaj en Lodzo lige kun la 80-jariĝo de la unua libro pri muminvalaj troloj de Tove Jansson; pri litografaĵoj de Marc Chagall en la loko Lewkowo en la okcidenta Pollando. • Hodiaŭ ni enrigardas la kulturajn paĝojn de la februara numero de „Esperantolehti” el Finnlando, el kiuj ni ekscias novaĵojn pri E-tradukoj de libroj pri mumintroloj de Tove Jansson kaj pri la 25-jariĝo de la arta laboro de Markku Sarastamo, popola artisto kaj esperantisto. Interreta foto de iu el liaj verkoj akompanas nian hodiaŭan programinformon. • En la E-komunuma segmento ni informas – laŭ GK de UEA – pri burunda esperantistino kun ŝtata distngo okaze de la nunjara Tago de la Virinoj. • Muzike akompanas nin Ĵomart kaj Nataŝa per fragmento de sia kanto „Mi kaj vi” el ilia Arĝenta Albumo kaj la kanto „Karulino” el la KD de Vinilkosmo >Afrika Kompilo

Tampere ist die drittgrößte Stadt Finnlands und liegt inmitten der finnischen Seenplatte, etwa eineinhalb Zugstunden nördlich von Helsinki. Die alte Industriestadt liegt zwischen zwei großen Seen, die durch eine Stromschnelle verbunden sind. Hier wurde die Wasserkraft im 18. Jahrhundert Anziehungspunkt für die Industrie. Noch heute prägen zahlreiche Backsteingebäude und Schornsteine die Silhouette. Tampere ist die beliebteste Stadt in Finnland – kein Wunder: Sind hier doch Stadtleben und Natur so nah beieinander wie fast nirgendwo. Außerdem gibt's in und um Tampere 70 öffentliche Saunen, dazu viele Restaurants, Cafés, Bars und Museen. Eines der Museen ist den Mumins gewidmet. Die nilpferdartigen Comicfiguren von Tove Jansson sind fast auf der ganzen Welt bekannt und feiern 2025 ihr 80-jähriges Bestehen. In Tampere steht auch die älteste, öffentliche Sauna Finnlands. Seit 1906 wird in der Rajaportti Sauna geschwitzt und geschwatzt. Noch immer wird der Ofen mit Holz beheizt, einer der Heizer ist Deutscher: Alexander Lembke, der sogar zum Finnischen Saunameister 2024 gekürt wurde. Auch wenn es rund um Tampere recht hügelig ist, eignet sich die Gegend zum Radfahren. Mountainbiker kommen hier voll auf ihre Kosten, und entlang der Seeufer gibt's viele Möglichkeiten für längere Radtouren für jedes Fitnesslevel. Zurück geht's mit einem Dampfschiff, das, ganz klar, ebenfalls mit Holz beheizt wird. Petra Martin war für uns in Tampere und nimmt uns mit in die Stadt zwischen zwei Seen, die Saunen und ins Mumin-Museum.

Books featured:True Grit by Charles Portis Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Moominland Midwinter by Tove JanssonNicci Gerrard and Sean French write collectively as Nicci French. They not only write together, they're also a married couple and they love to read. Sean chooses True Grit by Charles Portis, better known for the film versions with John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. But Sean passionately believes that to really experience the brilliance of the story you have to read the book, in which the 14 year old female protagonist hires a gunslinger to track down her father's killer. Harriett's choice is a story of mental illness and family fallout. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason documents the life of Martha, who seems to be in permanent self-destruct mode and is unaware of the effects her behaviour have on those around her. Nicci picks Tove Jansson's Moominland Midwinter, a book she read and loved as a child and continues to love today. Unlike Jansson's other books, which are set in summer, this story set in deep dark winter is a coming of age story about taking responsibility and conquering fears.Producer: Maggie AyrePhoto copyright Johnny Ring

Margaret Talbot, writing in The New Yorker in 2005, recounted that when animators at Pixar got stuck on a project they'd file into a screening room to watch a film by Hayao Miyazaki. Best known for works like “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” and “Spirited Away,” which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, in 2002, he is considered by some to be the first true auteur of children's entertainment. On this episode of Critics at Large, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the themes that have emerged across Miyazaki's œuvre, from bittersweet depictions of late childhood to meditations on the attractions and dangers of technology. Miyazaki's latest, “The Boy and the Heron,” is a semi-autobiographical story in which a young boy grieving his mother embarks on a quest through a magical realm as the Second World War rages in reality. The Japanese title, “How Do You Live?,” reveals the philosophical underpinnings of what may well be the filmmaker's final work. “Wherever you are—whether it seems to be peaceful, whether things are scary—there's something happening somewhere,” Cunningham says. “And you have to learn this as a child. There's pain somewhere. And you have to learn how to live your life along multiple tracks.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Kiki's Delivery Service” (1989)“My Neighbor Totoro” (1988)“Old Enough!” (1991-present)“Princess Mononoke” (1997)“Spirited Away” (2001)“The Boy and the Heron” (2023)“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis (1950)“The Moomins series” by Tove Jansson (1945-70)“The Wind Rises” (2013)New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts.This episode originally aired on December 7, 2023. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss their most anticipated books of 2025 with Rohan Maitzen, English Professor at Dalhousie University, critic, and writer of the Novel Readings blog. For our next episode, we will discuss Mobility by Lydia Keisling. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late January. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books Mentioned: Widening the Skirts of Light: Essays on George Eliot by Rohan Maitzen Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Gliff by Ali Smith The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington Opus Siniestrus by Leonora Carrington Lili Is Crying by Helene Bessette Written on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay Radio Treason The Trials of Lord Haw-Haw, the British Voice of Nazi Germany by Rebecca West The Deserters by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell Zone by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Frank Wynne Exophony: Voyages Outside the Moher Tongue by Yoko Tawada, translated from the Japanese by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada, translated from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel by Yoko Tawada, translated from the Japanese by Susan Bernofsky Makeshift by Sarah Campion The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated from the German by Philip Boehm The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima, translated from the Japanese by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda Love in Exile by Shon Faye The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer So We Died: A Memoir of Life and Death in the Ghetto of Šiauliai, Lithuania by Levi Shalit, translated by Veronica Belling, Ellen Cassedy and Andrew Cassel The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett Sun City by Tove Jansson, translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal Melville Biography: An Inside Narrative by Hershel Parker Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 1, 1819-1851) by Hershel Parker Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 2, 1851-1891) by Hershel Parker Melvill by Rodrigo Fresan, translated from the Spanish by Will Vanderhyden Middlemarch by George Eliot Mobility by Lydia Keisling Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Twitter at @pod_bright Frances: @nonsuchbook Dorian: @ds228 Rebecca: @ofbooksandbikes Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Aesop's fables - including such classics as "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Fox and the Grapes," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" - are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. But who was Aesop? Why was he writing these stories - and what about the ones that weren't written for children? Renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, translator of Aesop's Fables: A New Translation, joins Jacke for a discussion of the legendary Aesop and his legendary tales. PLUS Tove Jansson biographer Boel Westin (Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. Additional listening suggestions: 605 Tove Jansson, Creator of the Moomins (with Boel Westin) 377 The Brothers Grimm 531 Fairy Tales (with Jack Zipes) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com.   Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Sophia Jansson – niece of Tove Jansson, the legendary Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, artist, novelist, illustrator, and children's book author, best known for creating the Moomins. Born in Helsinki in 1914, Tove grew up immersed in art from a young age. It was thanks to her artist parents, who raised her and her brothers in a home filled with plaster dust, clay, paintings, and floor-to-ceiling books – known to be (quote) “a box with endless secret compartments…” It was even thought she slept on the shelf at one point! But, growing up in the 1910s and 30s, it was also a time wracked by war. Turning to art, Tove made paintings – in a style influenced by the post-Impressionists – and conceived of imaginary worlds, steeped in nature – from forests to the sea – perhaps to escape the imploding world around her. Jansson's books for children and her novels for adults are just as much great stories as they are philosophies on life as she wrote: “before the war I used to think the purpose of life was to act as justly as possible; after the war I thought the purpose of life was to be as happy as possible.” And there is no shadow of a doubt that Jansson and the Moomins, the large-snouted trolls, can show us the true meanings of life. ENJOY! -- THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEVETT COLLECTION: https://www.famm.com/en/ https://www.instagram.com/famm_mougins // https://www.merrellpublishers.com/9781858947037 Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Music by Ben Wetherfield

Join us as we dig into the second half of Tove Jansson's delightful novel, The Summer Book. We discussed whether this is a fundamentally feminine book, the fascinating (and moving) absence of the father throughout, the complex presentation of the grandmother as a character, Jansson's masterful ending, and much, much more. Happy listening! Close Reads is as community-supported endeavor. To ensure we can keep making the content you value, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Summer is nearly here, so it's the perfect time to dive into Tove Jansson's cult classic, The Summer Book, a delightful but melancholy story about the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother and their life on an island. In this episode we chatted about Jansson's attention to the details of island itself, the unique perspectives of the two main characters, the episode nature of the story and the unique humor in each, and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe