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," re-illuminates 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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Hardback Editions
November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Matchless: A Christmas Story Author(s): Gregory Maguire ISBN: 0-06-191301-4 / 978-0-06-191301-3 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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