About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (, Danish: [hæns kʰʁæstjæn ˈanɐsn̩] (listen); 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," and "Thumbelina." His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards, skirting Copenhagen City Hall Square at the corner of which Andersen's larger-than-life bronze statue sits, is named "H.C. Andersens Boulevard."

Le Blé noir

Après l'orage, il arrive que le champ de blé noir se retrouve tout noir et desséché, comme s'il avait été brûlé, mais pourquoi ? Hans Christian Andersen nous le raconte ici, et il le tient du moineau, qui le sait du vieux saule, qui se tient près du champ de blé noir. Hans Christian Andersen naquît en 1805 à Odense au Danemark. Fils de cordonnier, il partit à quatorze ans pour Copenhague suivant la mort de son père. Et c'est là que la célèbre histoire commence. Au cours de sa vie, Andersen écrivit plus de 150 contes. Il entreprit en tout trente voyages vers l'Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, l'Italie, l'Espagne et l'Empire Ottoman. Il devint le poète et écrivain Danois le plus connu au monde. Il mourut en août 1875 à Copenhague. Parmi ses contes les plus célèbres, on peut nommer entre autres : "La Petite Sirène", "La Petite Fille aux Allumettes", "Le Vilain Petit Canard", et "La Reine des Neiges".
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Publish date15 Aug 2019
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ISBN epub9788726240061