汉斯·克里斯汀·安徒生(1805-1875)是19世纪著名的丹麦童话作家,被誉为“世界儿童文学的太阳”。他出生于欧登塞城一个贫穷的鞋匠家庭,童年时父亲病逝,母亲改嫁。从小热爱文学的安徒生14岁便只身前往哥本哈根追求艺术,大学毕业后只能靠稿费勉强维生。1833年,长篇小说《即兴诗人》终于为他赢得了国际声誉,成为其成人文学的代表作。虽然安徒生在剧作、诗歌、小说等领域都有涉猎,但他留给世人最辉煌的文学瑰宝要数他的童 Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is a famous 19th century Danish fairy tale writer, known as “the sun of world children’s literature.” He was born in a poor shoemaker family in Odense, where his father died and his mother remarried. Andersen, who loved literature since he was 14, went to Copenhagen to pursue art alone. After graduating from college, Andersen barely survived manuscripts. In 1833, the novel “Impromptu Poet” finally won him an international reputation as a masterpiece of his adult literature. Although Hans Christian Andersen in drama, poetry, novels and other fields are covered, but he left the world’s most brilliant literary gems to his children