Moomintroll
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| Moomintroll | |
|---|---|
| Moomins character | |
 Moomintroll in Moomin World theme park, Naantali, Finland. | |
| First appearance | The Moomins and the Great Flood |
| Created by | Tove Jansson |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Moominpappa (father) Moominmamma (mother) |
Moomintroll (Swedish: Mumintrollet) (Also known as Moomin) is the main protagonist in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson.[1] He lives in the Moominhouse together with his father Moominpappa and his mother Moominmamma and has a keen spirit of adventure. Moomintroll is a "moomin" – a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round snout.[2]
The asteroid 58345 Moomintroll was named in his honor.
Inspiration[edit]
Moomintroll was initially called snork. Jansson described him as her alter ego.[3]
Reception[edit]
The character has a mostly positive reception from critics.[4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Guardian view on Moomintroll: a hero for our time". The Guardian. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Big in Japan, but could America love Moomin?". Reuters. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Karjalainen, Tuula (2014). Tove Jansson. Work and Love. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846148491.
- ^ Norrman, Ralf; Haarberg, Jon (1 June 1980). Nature and language: a semiotic study of cucurbits in literature. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 9780710004536. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Books from Finland". Publishers' Association of Finland. 1 January 1991. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.
Bibliography[edit]
- Jones, W. Glyn (1984). Vägen från Muminsalen (in Swedish). Hangö: Bonniers. ISBN 978-91-0-046191-1.
- Westin, Boel (2007). "A painter's reflection: The self-representational art of Tove Jansson". In McLoughlin, Kate; Brock, Malin Lidström (eds.). Tove Jansson Rediscovered. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84718-269-2.
