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Selv om Hans Christian Andersen primært er kendt for sine eventyr, var den danske forfatter meget produktiv, herunder skrev han poesi, romaner, rejseberetninger og manuskripter.
Især Andersens eventyr er kendt over hele verden, og de tiltrækker voksne såvel som børn, da deres temaer transcenderer både nationalitet og alder.
Hans eventyr er indlejret i den vestlige kultur, og de er blevet oversat til over 125 forskellige sprog.
De har været inspiration for et utal af film, balletter og stykker.
Andersen blev født i Odense den 2. april 1805.
Hans far og bedstemor fortalte ham, at de var i familie med den ædle klasse og at deres slægtninge i fortiden havde en højere social rang.
Der er ingen konkrete beviser på at dette er sandt, selv om mange stadig mener, at han var kong Christian VII’s uægte søn, især da kong Frederik VI var interesseret i ham og betalte for en del af hans uddannelse.
Forfatterens første introduktion til litteratur var Tusind og en Nat, som hans far havde læst for ham.
Selv om hans far kun havde en grundskoleuddannelse, var hans mor uddannet og havde arbejde som advokat efter hans far døde.
Hun giftede sig igen i 1818, og Andersen blev sendt væk på kostskole for velhavende børn.
Han begyndte at arbejde som en bankmand, og derefter blev han ansat af en læge.
Da han var 14 år gammel, søgte han beskæftigelse som skuespiller og blev i første omgang accepteret hos det kongelige Teater.
Men hans stemme forandrede sig, og en kollega fortalte ham, at han så ham som en digter.
Det var da, at Andersen begyndte at fokusere på sit forfatterskab.
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Although Hans Christian Andersen is known primarily for his fairy tales, the Danish writer was a very prolific author of a variety of different kinds of writing, including poetry, novels, travelogues, and plays.
Especially Andersen’s fairy tales are known around the globe, and they attract adults as well as children because their themes transcend both nationality and age.
His fairy tales are embedded in Western cultural, and they’ve been translated into over 125 different languages.
They’ve been the inspiration for numerous movies, ballets and plays.
Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on April 2, 1805.
His father and grandmother told him that they were related to the noble class and that in the past, their relatives enjoyed a higher social rank.
There is no concrete evidence which backs up their claims, although many still believe he was King Christian VII’s illegitimate son, especially since King Frederick VI was interested in him and paid for some of his education.
The author’s first introduction to literature was Arabian Nights, which his father read to him.
Although his father only had an elementary school education, his mother was educated and had work as a lawyer after his father died.
She remarried in 1818, and Andersen was sent away to a bordering school attended by wealthy children.
He went on to work as a banker and then to be employed by a doctor.
When he was 14 years old, he sought employment as an actor and initially was accepted by the Royal Danish Theatre.
However, his voice changed, and one colleague told him that he saw him as a poet.
It was then that Andersen began focusing on his writing.
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