These are quite exceptional topics for children’s books.
The comet destroying everything has been compared to the atomic bomb. The war, which was present in people’s lives while the book was written, is seen in the book for example as refugees and a threatening atmosphere. Like the first book, also Comet in Moominland was partly written during the war when life was unpredictable.Ĭomet in Moominland, is about big catastrophes and natural disasters. Writing and drawing Moomin stories gave Tove a new vent for expressing herself. Right after the first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, was published, Tove Jansson started to work on the next story. Also Snork, and the Muskrat are presented in this book. Comet in Moominland is often seen as the first novel in the series as it introduces many of the main characters, like Snufkin and Snorkmaiden, and is set in Moominvalley.
The second Moomin book, Comet in Moominland (Swedish title Kometjakten / Mumintrollet på kometjakt / Kometen kommer) was published in 1946. In Finnish: Muumipeikko ja pyrstötähti, 1955
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