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| Original Title: | Trollvinter |
| ISBN: | 0713639806 (ISBN13: 9780713639803) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mumintrollen #6 |
| Characters: | Moomintroll, Little My, Too-ticky |
| Literary Awards: | Elsa Beskow-plaketten (1958), Rudolf Koivu -palkinto (1958) |
Tove Jansson
Paperback | Pages: 168 pages Rating: 4.4 | 8862 Users | 485 Reviews
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| Title | : | Moominland Midwinter (Mumintrollen #6) |
| Author | : | Tove Jansson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 168 pages |
| Published | : | February 24th 1994 by A & C Black (first published 1957) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Fiction. Classics. European Literature. Finnish Literature |
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The human world is a huge mess that somehow survives the day. I don’t know how it happens, and I’m not sure that all our (un)concerted efforts to help it survive don’t just further complicate things and make that daily survival less and less possible. My attitude in these matters is generally that of a cynical Taoist – a profound faith in things as they are functioning “perfectly” in enormous rhythms of time wedded to an understanding that most humans only make things worse. If pressed my explanation would be that collectively we see a new day every day due to an inherent survival mechanism of such incredible complexity that even our brightest brains can’t understand it. If pressed I would also add that this survival mechanism is beyond the reach of our brains, which itself is part of that very survival mechanism, as our brains would invariably muck it up irreparably if given access.Brains muck up enough already, and what they can’t muck up they often try to ruin for everyone. Even our very own brains try to muck up our very own lives. For instance, some brains are wont to tell their soul/body vessels that in the face of such muckity-mucked-up global complexity to seek solace or refuge or even wisdom in the simple is irresponsible; that complexity must be confronted with complexity; that it is our duty as primates on the intellectual pinnacle to figure out every last detail of our infinitely long queue of problems, and to come up with solutions, before we can enjoy the simplicity of our gods-given natures; that we need to read complicated adult books rather than so-called children’s books as a means of understanding our conditions. Just as I don’t know how we survive, I don’t know why we continue to operate under the directive of seriously flawed adult logic and over-educated instruction manuals when the clear-eyed (& anarchic) wisdom of childhood (& even old age) is intuitively the better course. Children and the elderly aren’t in the game, and they’re the wiser for it, though of course there are exceptions - demonic kids and avaricious old folks.
Which brings me to Mooninvalley, where I now live. I feel lucky that I can read these books for the first time as an adult. Sure, it would be nice to have read these as a youngster so that as they were directly affecting (& effecting) my development they were planting themselves in my being’s very marrow; but to read them as an adult is potentially even more affecting as there are so many mental/emotional rigidities to overcome, so much intellectual scar tissue to flex out, and so many more grey clouds and mucky accretions to pierce in order to see the Sun as if on the first day of creation. Which is not to say that Tove Jansson aspirations are so lofty, as from what I can tell her main intentions were to entertain and delight while embodying her philosophy of natural magic, clear-sighted pragmatism, anarchic creativity, and self-sufficiency through the simple complex of her cast of wildly diverse characters.
Life in Moominvalley is simple, though complicated enough to engender stories worth telling, and though it’s a remote utopia of sorts it’s essence is capable of resonating within the hearts and minds of those people still receptive to a wisdom that can be both simple and true. And just as I don’t really care to know how we as a species continue to survive, I don’t really care to over-discuss my life in Moominvalley. I prefer to just live it. And I should stop talking before anyone mistakes me for Garrison Keillor.
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Ratings: 4.4 From 8862 Users | 485 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Moominland Midwinter (Mumintrollen #6)
I love all the Moomin books, but this one especially. It's a small existentialist masterpiece. Who but Tove Jansson can blend menace and whimsy in such a winning way? I'm plotting an omnibus review of the whole series when I've finished rereading them all (two more books to go after this one).Magical, haunting, witty, writing of such subtle depth and beauty - how glorious is this book! The characters almost spring forth from the pages into one's heart, and the illustrations are perfect. If you have read this as a child, images from this story will stay with you for a lifetime. If you are an adult newly come to this treasure, you will still be able to appreciate its genius.Looking back over the decades since I first came to own my precious boxed set, I think Tove's writing prepared me
"There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything thats a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that dont fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everythings quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep then they appear." Too-Ticky, Moominland MidwinterIn Moominworld, misfits come out during the bleakest, coldest time of year while
Waiting for the sun... a charming tale of winter.From Brainpickings: Tove Jansson (19142001) is among the most imaginative, important, and influential children's book creators of all time, an artist and writer of unparalleled creative vision and great sensitivity to life's ineffable nuances. A recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, she had the courage to turn down Walt Disney and build her own creative empire. From her beloved Moomins characters to her spectacular vintage
In these uncertain and scary circumstances nothing feels as comforting as the Moomins. I haven't read any of the books since I was a child, and The Moominland Midwinter brought me back to simpler days.
More strange and existential than the others, this might be my favorite. The meditations on winter and the nature of the creatures that choose to dwell in the cold and dark were gorgeous. And though much of this was lost on my children, the 7YO seemed to appreciate the melancholy and loneliness of Moomintroll being the only one of his family awake, while the 3YO liked the little moments with Little My or the skiing hemulen.Re-read-aloud 2015: The kids and I loved this again. So odd and dreamy,
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