Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish writer and poet who is world-famous for his fairy tales. His most famous fairy tales include "The Little Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes". Andersen received royal tributes during his lifetime and was highly praised for bringing joy to a generation of children across Europe. His works have been translated into more than 150 languages, and thousands of fairy tale books have been published around the world. His fairy tales have inspired numerous films, stage plays, ballets, and film animations.
Chinese name: Hans Christian Andersen
Foreign name: Hans Christian Andersen
Nationality: Denmark
Birthplace: Odense, Funen Island, Denmark
Date of birth: April 2, 1805
Date of death: 11 a.m. on August 4, 1875
Occupation: Writer, poet
Main achievements: ***Written 168 fairy tales and stories
His works have been translated into more than 150 languages
Respected as "the father of modern fairy tales"
Representative works: "The Little Tin Soldier", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling"
Work status
Hans Christian Andersen
Novel
6 novels: "The Improvisational Poet" (1835), "O. Te" (1836), "Just a Fiddler" (1837), "The Two Baronesses" (1848), "Are you alive?" "Death" (1857), "The Lucky One" (1870).
Scripts
25: poetic drama "Afsol" (1822), "Love in the Bell Tower of St. Nicholas Church" (1829), opera "Lammermoor" "The Bride" (1832), the opera "The Raven" (1832), the poetic drama "The Mermaid of Egnat" (1834), the vaudeville "Farewell and Reunion" (1835), the opera "The God of Sproo" (1839), "Mulatto" (1840), "The Moor's Daughter" (1840), "The Flower of Happiness" (1844), one-act poetic drama "The King's Dream" (1844), "The Bird in the Pear Tree" "Little Kirsten" (1845), "Little Kirsten" (1846), "Wedding on the Como River" (1848), the four-act comedy "More Precious than Jewels" (1850), the opera "The Nordic Goddess" (1850) ), "The New Estate" (1850), "The Sandman" (1850), the comedy "Heldmore" (1851), the comedy "The Elderberry Mother" (1851), the comedy "Not of a Wellborn Family" (1863), the comedy "The Long Life" The Bridge" (1863), the three-act play "The Spanish Guest" (1865), the one-act play "The Newcomers", "Nights of Rosquirida".
Travel Notes
6 books: "A Walk from the Holmen Canal to the East Point of Amager Island in 1828 and 1829" (1829), "A Journey to Sweden" (1851) , "Spanish Landscapes" (1863), "Visit to Portugal" (1866).
Autobiography
3: "Biography" (1832), "The True Story of My Life" (1847), "My Fairy Tale Life" (1855).
Poetry
4 volumes: "Collection of Poems I" (1829), "Collection of Poems II" (1830), Collection of Poems "Fantasy and Reality" (1830), Collection of Poems "Ten Years of the Year" Two Months" (1832).