Hans Christian Andersen: The Journey of his Life

“If you like, I’ll tell you the story of a boy who learned to fly.”

Through an enchanted conversation with a young girl in a horse-drawn coach, Hans Christian Andersen shares his life’s struggles, dreams, and triumphs—whose threads can be found woven into his greatest stories. He tells her about the “fairy tale of his life” and how the son of a shoemaker became a celebrated writer. 

Heinz Janisch paints a sensitive portrait of Andersen and his literary work. Maja Kastelic has developed a well-suited illustration concept for this story that combines sumptuous art of a picture book with elements of a graphic novel. Thus, for the first time, H. C. Andersen’s life and work become a fascinating collage in picture book form.

A moving, inventive story about the life of Hans Christian Andersen.

„Daca iti place, iti voi spune povestea unui baiat care a invatat sa zboare.” Printr-o conversatie fermecata cu o tanara fata intr-un autocar tras de cai, Hans Christian Andersen impartaseste luptele, visele si triumfurile vietii sale - ale caror fire pot fi gasite impletite in cele mai mari povesti ale sale. Ii povesteste despre „basmul vietii sale” si despre cum fiul unui cizmar a devenit un scriitor celebru. Heinz Janisch picteaza un portret sensibil al lui Andersen si al operei sale literare.