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Re: [Pen-l] Thoughts provoked by the Platypus

raghu
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:19:23 -0700

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM, j.martin.pedersen
<m.peder...@lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:
> Try HC Andersen's Ugly Duckling -
> what is that all about?


Sorry if I sound ignorant, but what about "The ugly duckling"? I
thought it was a children's tale and supposedly autobiographical. I
didn't realize it had racist undertones. Can anyone point me to more
information on this? Does the same apply also to Andersen's other
works?

Thanks.
-raghu.
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