Tove Jansson's "Moomin" novel series will be featured on the NHK E-TV program "Kokoro no Jidai" (The Age of the Heart), airing on June 1st at 10:50 PM. Why are beings with "differences" able to coexist in Moomin Valley...?
This is the third installment of a six-part series that explores the hidden messages in classic fantasy works—fictional stories that illuminate reality and resonate with people's dreams, hopes, suffering, and sorrows—using religion as a clue.
"Moomin" originated in Finland and is loved in over 120 countries and regions worldwide. In "Moomin Valley," the setting of the stories, various characters with different appearances, personalities, and values live together.
This book explores the Moomin stories, born amidst the ravages of war, the life of author Tove Jansson, and the prayers embedded within them, considering their religiosity that resonates in the modern age.
