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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in the provincial Danish town Odense, the only son of a cobbler and an illiterate washerwoman. A lonely, gawky, dreamy boy, he went to Copenhagen at 14 aspiring to be a performer in the theater but eventually found his calling as a writer and teller of tales, of which he wrote more than 150, along with several novels and three autobiographies. His early stories were based on folktales, but he gave them definitive form, and he also created many original, haunting tales. Jackie Wullschlager is a literary critic and European Arts Correspondent of the Financial Times. Her biography Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller (2000) was published to critical acclaim and great popular success and is now considered the standard life of the writer. She lives in London. Tiina Nunnally is known for her many award-winning translations of Scandinavian fiction, including Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavrandsattar (winner of the PEN/Book-of-the Month Club Translation Prize and published by Penguin Classics), Peter Hoeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow (winner of the Lewis Galantiere Prize given by the American Translators Association), and Per Olov Enquist's The Royal Physician's Visit (winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize). She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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To commemorate the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, Viking ispublishing this new translation of 30 of his extraordinary tales, illustratedwith Andersen's own paper cuts.
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A gawky, dreamy boy, Hans Christian Andersen grew up to become a profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. Andersen gave us the now standard versions of some traditional folk tales as well as original stories that have enchanted generations of readers. To commemorate the bicentennial of his birth, Viking will publish a new translation of thirty of his extraordinary tales, illustrated with Andersens own paper cuts. From the exuberant early stories such as The Tinderbox and The Emperors New Clothes through poignant masterpieces such as The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling, to darker, more subversive later tales written for adults, the stories here are endlessly experimental, humorous and irreverent, sorrowful and strange. Tiina Nunnallys sparkling new translation capturesfor the first time in Englishthe vibrancy of Andersens voice. Compiled by Andersens biographer Jackie Wullschlager, who also contributes notes and a captivating introduction, this volume will be a major literary event that will dazzle readers young and old.
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Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionizedand#160;literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy talesandmdash;with an anarchic twistandmdash;but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination.
The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph."
- A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps, rough front, and luxurious packaging
About the Author
Tiina Nunnally is an award-winning translator of Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. Her translation for
Peter Hoeg's
Smilla's Sense of Snow, won the Lewis Galantiere Prize, given to the American Translators Association.
Jackie Wullschlager, author of Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller, is a literary critic and chief art correspondent for the Financial Times.
Anders Nilsen is a member of the Chicago-based art collective The Holy Consumption. His best-known work includes Dogs and Water and the Big Questions series.
Table of Contents
Fairy Tales Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction
Further Reading
Translator's Note
A Note on the Illustrations
Fairy Tales
The Tinderbox
Little Claus and Big Claus
The Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
The Traveling Companion
The Little Mermaid
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Wild Swans
The Flying Trunk
The Nightingale
The Sweethearts
The Ugly Duckling
The Fir Tree
The Snow Queen
The Red Shoes
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
The Shadow
The Old House
The Little Match Girl
The Story of a Mother
The Collar
The Bell
The Marsh King's Daughter
The Wind Tells of Valdemar Daae and His Daughters
The Snowman
The Ice Maiden
The Wood Nymph
The Most Incredible Thing
Auntie Toothache
Notes