书目

Matchless

内容简介

Everyyear,NPRasksawritertocomposeanoriginalstorywithaChristmastheme.In2008,GregoryMaguirereinventedtheHansChristianAndersenclassic"TheLittleMatchGirl"foranewtimeandnewaudiences.WhenitwasfirsttranslatedfromDanishandpublishedinEnglandinthemid-nineteenthcentury,audienceslikelyinterpretedtheLittleMatchGirl′sdyingvisionsoflightsandagrandmotherinheavenasmetaphorsofreligioussalvation.Maguire′snewpiece,entitled"Matchless,"reilluminatesAndersen′sclassic,usinghisstorytellingmagictorekindleAndersen′soriginalintentions,andtosuggesttranscendence,thepermanenceofspirit,andthecontinuitythatlinksthelivingandthedead.

作者简介

GregoryMaguireisthebestsellingauthorofConfessionsofanUglyStepsister;Lost;Mirror,Mirror;andtheWickedYearsseries,includingWicked,SonofaWitch,andALionAmongMen.Wicked,nowabelovedclassic,isthebasisfortheblockbusterTonyAward-winningBroadwaymusicalofthesamename.Maguirehaslecturedonart,literature,andculturebothathomeandabroad.HeliveswithhisfamilynearBoston,Massachusetts.

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