Hans Christian Andersen 
Märchen 

Märchen Hans Christian Andersen – Anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages von Hans Christian Andersen enthält diese Ausgabe eine Kollektion seiner schönsten Märchen. Denn seine Geschichten haben an Aktualität nichts verloren: ‘Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern’ und ‘Das hässliche junge Entlein’, ‘Die kleine Seejungfrau’ und ‘Der standhafte Zinnsoldat’ sind für viele von uns gute alte Bekannte. Sie und viele andere Figuren sorgen für spannende Unterhaltung.

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen’s popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or ‘fairy-tales’ — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen’s fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West’s collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘The Nightingale’, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.