Printer Friendly Version On April 2nd in connection with the World Chrildren’s Book Day, we celebrate the birthday of the Danish Author Hans Christian Andersen, with his story about Serbia. @ 1 April 2022 07:52 PM

READ BELOW HOW ANDERSEN DESCRIBED SERBIA AND SERBS IN HIS CELEBRATED TRAVEL PROSE FROM 1842 “A POET’S BAZAAR”

In the year of 1967, UNESCO decided to celebrate April 2nd as the World Children’s Book Day. That specific date was when the great Danish and world author was born. 

H.C. Andersen "APoet's Bazaar", published in Danish from 1842, chapter "Dryads of Serbia"

In celebration of “World children’s Book Day“, we remember the travel prose “A Poet’s Bazaar” a poet from 1842, in which the great fairy tale- and travel author, Hans Christian Andersen dedicated a whole chapter to Serbia, which he named “Servia’s Dryads”

H.C. Andersen "A Poet's Bazaar", published in English from 1847, chapter "Dryads of Serbia"

We proudly and joyfully reveal to the youngest, and to the adults we give these wonderful words of Hans Christian Andersen, who was enchanted by Serbia and our ancestors.

Source: Serbian Literary Association, Blue Edition, Round XCVIII, Book 652, 2007 edition:
Hans Christian Andersen "Bazaar of a Poet", chapter "Dryads of Serbia"