Comet in Moominland

こんにちは！

ここ一年英語の勉強に力を入れていたこともあり、
最近は洋書にも挑戦しています。

英語を学べば学ぶほど
言葉の意味やニュアンスの違いに敏感になってきて
それと共に、人によって言葉や文脈の解釈が大きく変わってくるということも理解するようになりました。

なので、できるだけ作家の意図を味わうために
英語で書かれた本はできるだけ英語で読むようにしています。

最近は本を手に取るときに、そんなこだわりと楽しみができました。

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と言いながら、今回紹介する本は "Comet in Moominland"
邦題は 「楽しいムーミン一家 ムーミン谷の彗星」
洋書で読みましたが原作はスウェーデン語です。

Comet in Moominland (Moomin, 1)

物語は、ある日ムーミントロールとス二フが
ムーミン谷のあちこちに彗星の印を見つけたところから始まります。
それが悪い前兆であると理解した二人は、何が起こるか知るために旅に出かけます。

スノークのお嬢さんやスナフキンなど
ムーミンお馴染みの仲間たちとの出会いを知ることができる、8シリーズ中の第1弾。どんなトラブルや危機に直面しようと常にマイペースなムーミンの仲間たちにほっこりしました。

以下、英語で感想を書きます。

私も早く旅に出たいなぁ。

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Hi,
These days, I try to read Books in English and enjoy it.

I know there are not many English speakers who use this website, whereas it is the best practice opportunity for me to write in English, so I will try to write some reviews of books which I read.

The first book is “Comet in Moominland” written by Tove Jansson.

This book is the first in a eight-part series, which introduces how Moomintroll met the Snork Maiden, Snufkin, and the Hemulen. One day, Moomintroll and Sniff found some omens which were shaped like a comet. A comet was thought to be a warning sign, and they predicted that something unnecessary would happen in the near future. Moominstroll and Sniff decided to go on a journey to find out what would happen to them…

Frankly speaking, I hadn’t read any Moomin books before I started to read this one in English. It is because I thought that it is too easy for me to read them since they are written for small children. However, when I went to the exhibition of Tove Jansson at Sapporo Art Park Museum two years ago, I became a big fan of Tove (Indeed, I was not fascinated by her novel, but her pictures), and I became interested in reading Moomin books.

I cannot say the story itself is super good, however, it is a heartwarming story, which includes unique and cute characters. I especially like Snufkin, who is a clever-positive thinker with a sense of humor. He always plays a mouth-organ and travels around the world.

In the story, Moomintroll faced a lot of hardships and troubles during the journey, but he was always calm(maybe…too calm) and never lost his own pace. I cannot help smiling at his behavior, which made me relax. I want to go on a journey, too, after the Covid.19 is over!

Thank you for reading^^