On Offer Today is
MATCHLESS
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Author |
Gregory Maguire |
Published
By |
William
Morrow |
Format |
Hard Cover |
Pages |
? |
Photographs |
Yes |
Weight |
260gms |
Condition |
Excellent |
ABOUT THE BOOK
WHEN THE
STORY WAS FIRST TRANSLATED FROM DANISH AND PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND IN THE
MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY, THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL'S DYING VISIONS OF LIGHTS AND A
GRANDMOTHER IN HEAVEN WERE OFTEN INTERPRETED AS METAPHORS OF RELIGIOUS
SALVATION.
IN
MATCHLESS, MAGUIRE ADDS A DIFFERENT DIMENSION TO THE STORY, INTERTWINING THE
MATCH GIRL'S TALE WITH THAT OF A YOUNG BOY, FREDERIK, WHOSE OWN YEARNINGS ARE
THE CATALYST FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY. MAGUIRE USES 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.