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Original Title:	Pappan och havet
ISBN:	0374453063 (ISBN13: 9780374453060)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Mumintrollen #8
Characters:	Muumipappa, Muumimamma, Muumipeikko, pikku Myy, kalastaja, Mörkö

Moominpappa at Sea (Mumintrollen #8) Paperback | Pages: 228 pages

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Title	:	Moominpappa at Sea (Mumintrollen #8)
Author	:	Tove Jansson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 228 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1993 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (first published 1965)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Childrens. Fiction. Classics. European Literature. Finnish Literature

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The Moomin series has always been remarkable not only for its charm and whimsy, but also for its sense of melancholy, unusual in children's literature. Moominpappa at Sea is a particularly introspective installment; here you will find no heroic battles or overwhelming drama, just one family's quiet journey of self-discovery when they move to a mysterious island. And an island is the perfect setting for this story, for the characters become more and more insular as they explore their new environs. It's a story about becoming independent; about bringing order out of chaos; about creating the world you want to live in, and sometimes about what happens when you can't. Moominpappa at Sea is also probably the only children's book you'll ever read that centers on a midlife crisis. The story begins with Moominpappa not feeling needed around his home in Moominvalley, so he decides to pick up his family and move to an island he has only seen on the map. The island is no tropical paradise--it actually sounds quite imposing, looming over the Moomins at first sight like a giant shadow--but holds mysteries aplenty for the whole family: Moominpappa and Moominmamma; Moomintroll and Little My. There is the old abandoned lighthouse, and the antisocial fisherman who lives on the opposite side of the island. There are the trees that seem so frightened they move of their own accord and a threat from home, the mournful Groke, who freezes everything in her path. The Moomins are imaginary creatures, who don't have jobs or schedules to follow, yet it is amazingly easy to relate to their experiences, particularly in this novel. In fact, Moominpappa's crisis stems from the fact he has nothing to keep him occupied, a familiar problem these days, though in his case it is not due to being retired or unemployed. Moomintroll, in earlier books in the series, has seemed about eight or nine, but now he's dealing with the problems of an adolescent, including the struggle to be independent and an obsession with sea horses (they are actual, tiny horses in this book) that borders on an early crush. In fact, he is starting to see the world as more than black and white, as he comes to understand the threatening but not really evil Groke. Our little Moomintroll is growing up! My, on the other hand, is just as we need her to be; irrepressible and just a little bit wicked, often adding a touch of humor just when things get dark. As you might have guessed, I've never been one to feel children's books couldn't be enjoyed outside their intended demographic. However, I feel that Moominpappa at Sea should be particularly appreciated by adults, while maintaining the sense of wonder that has made these books beloved by generations of kids.

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Very melancholy and introspective, this tale of Moominpappa's midlife crisis and how the family deals with moving to and living on an island in the middle of the sea, was infinitely interesting. This book deals with a lot of mature subjects for being a children's book, but then again I think every Moomin-book probably does that. This is definitely a journey of self-discovery for Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll, sprinkled with My and the Groke. I loved reading about the struggles they

When Moomintroll reports that he has extinguished a small fire in the moss, his father becomes unexpectedly cross and obsessive: "Don't imagine that a spot like this isn't dangerous. Far from it. It can go on burning under the moss, you see. In the ground. Hours and perhaps even days may go by, and then suddenly, whoof! The fire breaks out somewhere quite different." He is, of course, actually speaking about his own lingering dissatisfactions.This starting point isn't dissimilar to 'The Secret

One of the more downbeat titles in the series, a quiet companion to the somber "Moominvalley in November," this may be the work ever written for children on midlife crisis, making the surprising, nuanced point that such a crisis can happen at any age. Absolutely beautiful, and deeply touching.



In my opinion, Tove Jannson is the best children's author who ever lived and one of the ten greatest authors of the twentieth century. I have only read her Moomintroll work and not the work for adults, but I have read almost all of the Moomintroll books, picture books and comic strips. In this review I will focus on Moominpappa at Sea, but I will also try to give a sense of why I think that she deserves to be placed with the likes of Orwell, Nabakov, Hemingway and Selby, even though she wrote

I love them moomins. But this isn't really a story of sorts. I learned more about the Groke, which I liked and Little My is funny af. But it just kinda aimlessly potters along, with occasional moomin-y moments that make my heart swell. I'll have to read it to my kids to see what they think.Also, there was some mild moomin sexism, that I was not on board for.

Probably my favourite of the Moomin books. Having grown up by the sea, Jansson's description of its soul feels very familiar and beautiful and I recognize the feelings that living on a small stormy island with family causes. :P In this book I love the Groke especially much, the character is incredibly fascinating and sad.