Scandinavian Review, July 1st, 2003
Copenhagen's endearing harbor statue, inspired by the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, has greeted visitors to the Danish capital for 90 years and survived both decapitation and dismemberment in the process.
AT FIRST, I WAS A LITTLE DISORIENTED BY THE 90th anniversary of Denmark's Little Mermaid. There is something deeply contradictory about a mermaid having any kind of anniversary. Part of the fabulousness of fabulous creatures is that they aren't subject to calendars, clocks and other measures of human limitations. A Statue of Liberty-fine. She exists only to do her reading by torch...
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