Here is the Prometheus Blog Appreciation for Hans Christian Andersen’s fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” the 2000 Prometheus Hall of Fame winner for Best Classic Fiction:
It’s not just for kids.
Nor is Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes” merely another children’s fable.
Few stories have resonated so deeply with all ages for so many generations that they become an integral part of international culture.
This sly libertarian fable has become so emblematic in folk wisdom that it’s inspired a common catchphrase: “The emperor has no clothes.”