Philosophy of Life ad usum Delphini? How to Tame Fear in the Search for Happiness — the Protagonists of the Moomins Saga in the Face of Danger and Disaster. On the Sidelines of Hanna Dymel-Trzebiatowska’s Book Philosophical and Translator’s Wanderings in the Moominvalley (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, Gdańsk 2019)

Philosophy of Life ad usum Delphini? How to Tame Fear in the Search for Happiness — Protagonists Moomins Saga Face Danger and Disaster. On Sidelines Hanna Dymel-Trzebiatowska’s Book Philosophical Translator’s Wanderings Moominvalley (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, Gdańsk 2019) The essay is based on a review book (2019). interdisciplinary considerations distinguished researcher translation theory prominent Scandinavian scholar deal with question multi-addressiveness works intentionally aimed at young audience their basis becomes analysis interpretation Tove Jansson’s series about Moomins, deeply rooted philosophical contexts. researcher’s interpretive contexts include psychoanalytic criticism, cognitive poetics, existential philosophy, philosophy ethics broadest sense, anthropology childhood, thanks which fits perfectly into contemporary discussions function, place, role status children’s literature, its significance broader circulation literary culture, potentially presence field school Polish language education. author proves that characters stories, reacting different ways problems, have face threat life, black vision world, dramatic atmosphere anxiety make reasonable decisions, related “inner” overcoming misfortune fear disaster. Thus, they seek way tame find oneself, provoking reader think more discuss ethical issues.