Man shows cottage used by author of Moomin books

LONDON, Britain - A local man on the island of Klovharu in the southern part of Finland shows the inside of a cottage where Tove Jansson (1914-2001), author of the widely Moomin books, used to stay during the summer, on July 14, 2014. This year marks the 100th anniversary of her birth.

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