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Der Schweinehirt
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Lisbeth Zwerger, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, brings her distinctive talent to this classic Andersen fairy tale of a foolish Prince who seeks to marry the Emperor�s daughter, and the even more foolish Princess who fails to recognize his true worth. When the Princess refuses him, he disguises himself as a swineherd and plays her favorite songs. By the time she warms up to him it�s too late; he reveals his true identity and leaves her all alone. It�s a delightfully silly tale of human nature, brought wonderfully to life by the incomparable Ms. Zwerger.
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Der Schweinehirt, Lisbeth Zwerger, Hans Christian Andersen
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- Released
- 1982
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Der Schweinehirt
- Publisher
- North-South Books
- Released
- 1982
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 28
- ISBN10
- 3851951212
- ISBN13
- 9783851951219
- Series
- Tags
- Short Stories
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- Lisbeth Zwerger, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, brings her distinctive talent to this classic Andersen fairy tale of a foolish Prince who seeks to marry the Emperor�s daughter, and the even more foolish Princess who fails to recognize his true worth. When the Princess refuses him, he disguises himself as a swineherd and plays her favorite songs. By the time she warms up to him it�s too late; he reveals his true identity and leaves her all alone. It�s a delightfully silly tale of human nature, brought wonderfully to life by the incomparable Ms. Zwerger.