Matchless: An Illumination of Hans Christian Andersen's Classic "The Little Match Girl" |
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| Authors: | Maguire, Gregory |
| Publisher: | William Morrow |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC000000 |
| ISBN: | 9780061965975, Related ISBNs: 0061965979, 9780061965975, 9780062004826 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 112, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
With Matchless, Gregory Maguire has reinvented the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Little Match Girl for a new time and new audiences. Originally asked by National Public Radio to write an original story with a Christmas theme, the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and A Lion Among Men was once again inspired by the fairy tales we all loved in childhood—and he composed a poignant and enchanting tale of transcendence. A lovely and beautifully illustrated gift, Matchless places Andersen’s pitiful waif in the august company of Maguire’s previously re-imagined Snow White (Mirror, Mirror), Cinderella (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister), and, of course, the Wicked Witch and other denizens of Oz.
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