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Comet in Moominland

80th Anniversary Collectors' Edition
By Tove Jansson
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Comet in Moominland, the first full-length Moomin novel, was published 80 years ago. Tove revised the story a decade later and again in 1968, reframing adventures and adding new characters. Now, for the first time, this edition can be read in English, in a brand new... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Comet in Moominland

80 years after its first publication, this is a brand new English translation, using Tove Jansson's revised story

80 years after its first publication, this is a brand new English translation, using Tove Jansson's revised story

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Comet in Moominland, the first full-length Moomin novel, was published 80 years ago. Tove revised the story a decade later and again in 1968, reframing adventures and adding new characters. Now, for the first time, this edition can be read in English, in a brand new translation.

Tove Jansson's story of a mysterious, threatening comet, and the journey of discovery by Moomin and his friend Sniff across the Lonely Mountains, has captivated generations of readers across the world.

The story introduced much-loved Moomin characters, including free-spirited Snufkin, the philosophical Muskrat, the intuitive Snorkmaiden, obsessional Hemulens, and strange Hattifatteners.

Tove Jansson wrote her story in 1946, and its themes evoke both the threats and devastation of war, and a determination to have fun whatever the circumstances. As Snorkmaiden observes, 'We began talking about dancing. Suddenly you started talking about the comet. I'm still talking about dancing.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781914502378

Publisher: Sort of Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sort of Books

Edition: Main

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 278g

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Tove Jansson

About the Author

The writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was the creator of the much-loved Moomin stories, as well as the bestselling The Summer Book. Sort of Books publish all fourteen original Moomin titles, alongside ten novels and story collections for adults.

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