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Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller
Beloved by generations of children and adults around the world for tales such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) revolutionized children's literature. Although others before him had collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, Andersen was the first to create the stories himself, instilling ...more
Paperback, 506 pages
Published
June 15th 2002
by University of Chicago Press
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Hans Christian Anderson was so depressed, it's hard to get through the book. Although very well written, Anderson's constant need for encouragement and fame is annoying, to say the least. He dined with Kings but could never get over his lifelong need to be coddled every moment of the day. The author is terrific, and I would read anything she writes.
A good biography of Andersen and contains several good critical comments on his fairy tales. Wullschlager writes in a veru engaging way and the book never bores.
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such a melancholy life! I can't find on here the edition of his fairy tales that I used to have, but obviously I loved those too.
Fascinating.
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