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Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author famous for his fairy tales, including the Little Mermaid, the Emperor’s New Clothes, and Thumbelina. Throughout his lifetime Andersen wrote hundreds of plays, novels, and poems for both adults and children, although it’s his fairy tales that continue to get the most recognition, almost 150 years after his death.
See the fact file below for more information on the Hans Christian Andersen or alternatively, you can download our 19-page Hans Christian Andersen worksheet pack to utilise within the c • Danish writer, famous for his fairy tales, which were not meant merely for children but for adults as well. Andersen used frequently colloquial style that disguises the sophisticated moral teachings of his tales. Before achieving success as a playwright and novelist, Andersen was trained as singer and actor. Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and conflicts. 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Little Mermaid' are Andersen's most något privat eller personligt works. • Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875. A prolific writer best known for his fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen wrote and published numerous plays, novels, travel books, and an autobiography. Written between 1835 and 1872, Andersen s fairy tales are among the most anthologized and retold literary works in children’s literature. Many of his 156 fairy tales and stories have been translated into more than one hundred languages. What ensured Andersen’s fairy tales their widespread popularity was their universality—rags-to-riches themes and characters with recognizable human traits and foibles who overcome adversity through their determination, goodwill, and humor. Yet his tales have been described as paradoxical, revealing a dark side of life and human nature and presenting themes of unrequited love, poverty, selfishness, and vanity. Hans Andersen’s early years influenced his
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Hans Christian Andersen Biography
Hans Christian Andersen – Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875