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Tish wrote:
In a short phrase? Well worth chasing up. The books are by the late Tove Jansson. Although originally written in ?Finnish? (correct me if I'm wrong Marina), Tove Jansson was a Swedish-speaker, like me, so the books were originally written in Swedish. The attitude displayed in the books by the Moomins is considered to be typical for us Finnish Swedes, not least by ourselves. ;o) the series of books has been translated into many languages, including English. The books are absolutely charming; slightly rebellious (to be expected, given what I've read about Ms Jansson) and altogether delightful. Once you've read the books, your world will be inhabited by Little My, Sniff, Hattifatteners, Moomins (of course), the Groke and all the rest of the cast. It was funny to me to read the English names, since I've grown up with the Swedish ones. Some were good translations (like the Muddler) and others - strange. The Groke? She is called Mårran in Swedish, which I think comes from the verb mårra, which means growl. Here is a link to the books available through Amazon.com: (shrunk with tinyurl.com to make it fit on a line) http://tinyurl.com/yg5xy9 Tish (a fan) I had a feeling that you'd said you had read about the Moomins, Tish. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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curious:indoor vs outdoor
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:47:27 +0300, Marina
wrote: It was funny to me to read the English names, since I've grown up with the Swedish ones. Some were good translations (like the Muddler) and others - strange. The Groke? She is called Mårran in Swedish, which I think comes from the verb mårra, which means growl. I think I prefer the Swedish name! Marran (with a doojit over the first a) is much more euphonic than The Groke and I can just imagine "Marran" spoken with *just* the right amount of menace in the voice! Here is a link to the books available through Amazon.com: (shrunk with tinyurl.com to make it fit on a line) http://tinyurl.com/yg5xy9 Tish (a fan) I had a feeling that you'd said you had read about the Moomins, Tish. Oh yes, most definitely. Our whole family are fans, to the extent that my sister made a special visit to the Moomin theme park when she visited Finland. I think they must have been quite popular in Australia because the books were easily available and I know of quite a few "kids" my age who know and love the books. Tish |
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