Bao Huo Lao Biographies Library · Giants 100 Biographies Series -- Hans Christian Andersen

Author: He Maozheng (Compiler)
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Publishing Date: 1998-01-01
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Principal of Peking University: Zhao Yulin
Secretary of the Party Committee: Dong Lingsheng
Every great figure with global influence holds a deeply moving story within them. Their rich experiences and life journeys, their spirit of struggle and elements of success, their character for pursuing excellence and their ability to seize opportunities, undoubtedly have a tremendous inspirational and educational role for today's youth.
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Giants are the elite of humanity. They have made outstanding contributions to the progress and civilization of human society, and their spirit of struggle and extraordinary achievements are deeply admired, becoming role models for people to learn from. Giants are human, not gods; they come from ordinary people yet surpass them. Their lofty ideals and the belief in serving the motherland and humanity are the driving forces behind their relentless efforts and fearlessness in the face of difficulties.
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To carefully read this series of books is like seeing their appearance, speech, and actions, and feeling their ideals, beliefs, ambitions, and moral integrity. This will help you learn how to be a person, how to pursue knowledge, and how to build a career.
Principal of Fudan University: Cao Tianren
Hans Christian Andersen was a famous Danish fairy tale writer of the 19th century and the founder of world literary fairy tales. He was born into a poor shoemaker family in Odense City. He attended a charitable school in his early years and worked as an apprentice. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he developed a love for literature from a young age. At the age of 11, his father passed away, and his mother remarried. To pursue art, he came to the capital, Copenhagen, alone at the age of 14. After 8 years of effort, he finally showed his talent in the poetic drama "Alfons." As a result, the Royal Danish Theatre sent him to Slagelse Grammar School and Helsing?r School for free education, which lasted for 5 years. In 1828, he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen. After graduation, he remained jobless and mainly relied on his earnings from writing. In 1838, he received the Writers' Prize, which granted him an annual non-official allowance of 200 Danish rigsdaler from the state.
Andersen never married and passed away on August 4, 1875, at the home of his friend, the merchant Michael Christian.
Andersen's literary career began in 1822. In his early years, he mainly wrote poetry and plays. After entering university, his writing matured. He published travelogues and operettas, as well as poetry collections and poetic dramas. In 1833, he published the novel "The Improvisatore," which earned him international acclaim and is considered a masterpiece of his adult literature.
"Towards the Future Generation," Andersen decided to write fairy tales for children and published "Stories for Children." For the following years, he published a collection of such fairy tales every Christmas. He continued to publish new works until 1872, when he gradually stopped writing due to cancer. Over nearly 40 years, he wrote a total of 168 fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales have a unique artistic style: poetic beauty and comic humor. The former is the dominant style, often seen in celebratory tales, while the latter is more prominent in satirical ones.
How many hardships did Andersen endure in his life? How much did he undergo? What great sacrifices did he make? What thorny path did he walk? What literary works were created from the sparks of his struggles? Why do his fairy tales remain timeless and possess such enduring vitality? Why could he always hold the throne of the "King of Fairy Tales"? And how did he remain humble after achieving fame? This book answers all these questions with the vivid examples of Andersen himself.
Dear readers: Let us learn from Hans Christian Andersen together!