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Matchless : An Illumination of Hans Christian Andersen's Classic "The Little Match Girl"
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Ethereal tale of hope and transcendence.
"Matchless" is a beautifully crafted story that weaves the tale of a little match girl and a young boy named Frederik, together. Maguire’s narration adds an element of hope and positivity to this classic tale of desperation. Readers who are looking for an ethereal experience with a tinge of magical realism would find this novella compelling. The book explores themes of life after death, permanence of spirit and continuity beyond the living. Maguire's language is poetic and at times, dreamlike, giving the reader a vivid imagery of the world he creates.
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Matchless : An Illumination of Hans Christian Andersen's Classic "The Little Match Girl"
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ISBN: 9780062004826
Authors:
Gregory Maguire
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Date of Publication: 2010-09-28
Format: Paperback
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Goodreads rating: 3.41
(rated by 3767 readers)
Description
Every year, NPR asks a writer to compose an original story with a Christmas theme. In 2008, Gregory Maguire reinvented the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Little Match Girl" for a new time and new audiences. When it was first translated from Danish and published in England in the mid-nineteenth century, audiences likely interpreted the Little Match Girl′s dying visions of lights and a grandmother in heaven as metaphors of religious salvation. Maguire′s new piece, entitled "Matchless," reilluminates Andersen′s classic, using his storytelling magic to rekindle Andersen′s original intentions, and to suggest transcendence, the permanence of spirit, and the continuity that links the living and the dead.
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Ethereal tale of hope and transcendence.
"Matchless" is a beautifully crafted story that weaves the tale of a little match girl and a young boy named Frederik, together. Maguire’s narration adds an element of hope and positivity to this classic tale of desperation. Readers who are looking for an ethereal experience with a tinge of magical realism would find this novella compelling. The book explores themes of life after death, permanence of spirit and continuity beyond the living. Maguire's language is poetic and at times, dreamlike, giving the reader a vivid imagery of the world he creates.
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