Hans christian andersen (1805- 1875),19th century Danish fairy tale writer, is known as "the sun of children's literature in the world". Andersen's representative works include Little Tin Soldier, Daughter of the Sea, Thumbelina, Little Match Girl, Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and so on.
Andersen was born in a poor shoemaker's family in odense, and his childhood was poor. My father is a shoemaker and my mother is a servant. I studied in a charity school and was an apprentice in my early years. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood. 1 1 years old, my father died of illness and my mother remarried. In order to pursue art, he came to Copenhagen alone at the age of 14. After eight years of struggle, I finally showed my talent in the poetic drama Alfonso. Therefore, he was sent to Srager Segrammar School and Helsingo School for free by the Royal Art Theatre. It lasted for five years. 1828, promoted to the University of Copenhagen. I haven't had a job since graduation, and I mainly rely on the manuscript fee to make a living. 1838, he won a writer's prize-an unofficial allowance from the state for 200 yuan every year. Andersen's literary career began with 1822 writing plays. After entering the university, the creation has become increasingly mature. He has published travel notes, musical comedies, poetry collections and poetic dramas. The novel Impromptu Poet published by 1833 has won him an international reputation and is his masterpiece of adult literature. His work Andersen's Fairy Tales has been translated into 150 languages and published all over the world.