Moominvalley in November series; but all good things must come to an end, and I wouldn't be pleased at all if anyone else dared to pick up the series in her wake.". The screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce – another noted Tove Jansson enthusiast – describes the novel as ‘the wisest and most moving book about mourning I’ve ever read’. Moominvalley in November Moominvalley in November (Swedish: "Sent i november", 'Late in November'; Finnish: "Muumilaakson marraskuu") is the ninth and final book in the Moomin series by Finnish author Tove Jansson, and was first published in both her native Swedish and
Finnish name Thus, the Finnish situation differs considerably from, for instance, Sweden, which has hundreds of thousands of Johanssons and Anderssons. The Swedish patronymics-like surnames are treated as any other surname. Real patronymics are handled like additional first names, i.e., one must still have a surname. An exception is Icelandic citizens resident in Finland, who are allowed to follow the Icelandic name tradition. The native Finnish tradition of first names was lost during the early Christian period, and by the 16th century, only Christian first names were accepted. The popular names were usually the names of saints whose cult was widespread. This