Signe Hammarsten-Jansson

Early life and education Signe Hammarsten was born in Hannäs, came from a respectable Swedish clerical family and was the child of a pastor's daughter and a court chaplain. It was during a study trip to Paris in 1910 that Hammarsten met the sculptor Viktor Jansson. The Summer Book (1972) concerns a young girl whose mother has died and her relationship with her grandmother. Hammarsten-Jansson's death marked the end of the Moomin series of novels and Jansson's literary output became primarily adult-oriented. == References ==