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Erik Christian Haugaard

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in Denmark

April 13, 1923

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male

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Children's Books

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Erik Haugaard was born in Denmark and has traveled extensively in the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan. Called "a writer gifted in the art of the storyteller" by the BOSTON GLOBE, he is internationally known for his accomplishments as a playwright, poet, and translator.

Haugaard has written a number of acclaimed works for young adults that transport readers back to a time and place in history that placed upon children burdens nearly unimaginable to the contemporary North American adolescent. Religious strife, World War II, and feudal Japan are just some of the settings Haugaard has explored in his books, which usually feature a child whose hardships are made all the worse due to the loss of parents or other guardians.

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Erik Christian Haugaard's Books

Average rating: 3.71 · 1,079 ratings · 105 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Samurai's Tale 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy and the Samurai 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samurai 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The People Who Hugged the Trees by Erik Christian Haugaard, Birgitta Saflund (Illustrator) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hakon of Rogen's Saga 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chase Me Catch Nobody 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1980	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Untold Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1971	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Messenger for Parliament 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1976	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Black Flag 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cromwell's Boy 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hakon of Rogen's Saga (2 books)
by Erik Christian Haugaard, Diane Dillon (Illustrator), Leo Dillon (Illustrator)
3.526315789473684 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings

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Quotes by Erik Christian Haugaard

“The fairy tale belongs to the poor...I know of no fairy tale which upholds the tyrant, or takes the part of the strong against the weak. A fascist fairy tale is an absurdity.”
― Erik Christian Haugaard

tags: fairy-tales, literature, power

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“The young need their sleep and their dreams; only we who are old dream best when we are awake. ”
― Erik Christian Haugaard, The Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samurai

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“I had read history too closely, read of Caesar and the Roman Empire. I had not noticed that in the books there were white spaces between each line; the white spaces are there to remind you of the unspoken, unwritten truth. When one only reads the words and does not read what is not written in the book, then one will never learn to understand.”
― Erik Christian Haugaard, The Little Fishes

tags: history