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100 1 _aBarzini, Luigi,
_d1874-1947
245 1 4 _aThe Little Match Man
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-07
508 _aProduced by ellinora, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Little Match Man" by Luigi Barzini is a fictional tale written in the early 20th century. This imaginative narrative explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the contrast between the magical and the mundane, as depicted through the adventures of a small spirit known as Fiammiferino, who is transformed into a matchstick. The story takes readers into a fantastical journey blending elements of Japanese culture with whimsical storytelling. The protagonist, a lonely narrator who creates a little match man named Fiammiferino while stuck indoors during a rainstorm in Japan, soon discovers that this creation possesses a magical consciousness. As the story unfolds, Fiammiferino shares his poignant backstory as a Haji, a spirit of a willow tree, who recounts his past life and the tragedies of nature being exploited by humans. Through their adventures, Fiammiferino and the narrator confront the themes of war and the importance of companionship. Ultimately, Fiammiferino seeks to save the life of his former guardian, Prince Funato, a prince who had been saved by Fiammiferino in his previous life, leading to a selfless act of courage that demonstrates the enduring connection between them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWar -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aJapan -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aJinn -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMatches -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aLongstreet, Hattie
700 1 _aWoodruff, S. F.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54678
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