Finn Family Moomintroll
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Finn Family Moomintroll (Swedish title Trollkarlens hatt) is the second in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomins books, published in 1948. Both the Austrian/Polish and the Japanese animated television series were largely based on the events of this novel.
The 1961 English publication features a "foreword" by Moominmamma, where she explains the nature of Moomins for fear that English children may not have heard of them; she also apologises for her "rottn" English.
The book is sometimes seen as where the series really takes off, as past mistakes found in the series have been corrected.
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[edit] Plot summary
Moomintroll, Sniff and Snufkin discover the Hobgoblin's Hat on a mountain-top, oblivious of its strange powers. Moomintroll hides inside the hat during a game of hide-and-seek and is temporarily transformed beyond recognition. The Moomin Family travel to the Island of the Hattifatteners, and the Moominhouse is transformed into a jungle when Moominmamma absent-mindedly drops a ball of poisonous pink perennials into the Hobgoblin's Hat. Thingumy and Bob arrive clutching a large suitcase containing the King's Ruby, which they stole from the Groke. After a court case (presided over by the Snork) the Groke agrees to exchange the ruby for the Hobgoblin's Hat. Thingumy and Bob steal Moominmamma's handbag to use as a bed, but return it when they realise how upset she is. The Moomins hold a party to celebrate, during which the Hobgoblin arrives (with a new hat) demanding the King's Ruby, to the refusal of Thingumy and Bob. To cheer himself up, the Hobgoblin grants everyone at the party a wish. Although not everyone gets exactly what they wished for, the Hobgoblin is delighted when Thingumy and Bob wish for a duplicate ruby to give him - the Queen's Ruby.
[edit] Audio Version
An audiobook, complete and unabridged, read by Hugh Laurie, was released in 2002 by the BBC.
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| The Moomin Series by Tove Jansson | |
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| Authors | Tove Jansson • Lars Jansson |
| Books | The Moomins and the Great Flood • Comet in Moominland • Finn Family Moomintroll • The Exploits of Moominpappa • Moominsummer Madness • Moominland Midwinter • Tales from Moominvalley • Moominpappa at Sea • Moominvalley in November |
| Picture Books | The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My • Who will Comfort Toffle? • The Dangerous Journey • An Unwanted Guest |
| Characters | Moomintroll • Moominmamma • Moominpappa • Sniff • Snufkin • Little My • The Hemulen • The Groke • Hattifatteners |
| Television | Die Muminfamilie (1959-61) • Mumintrollet (1969) • Tove Jasson no Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka (1969-70) • Shin Muumin (1972) • Mumi-troll (1978) • The Moomins (1979-82) • Shlyapa Volshebnika (1980-83) • Moomin (1990-91) • Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Bōken Nikki (1991-92) |
| Film | Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Muumindani no Suisei |
| Other Tove Jansson books | The Summer Book • A Winter Book |
