The perfect selection of wintry tales for the festive season, A Book for Christmas gathers magical and evocative stories from the great Swedish children's author Selma Lagerlof.
An enchanting selection of Christmas tales by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish national treasure – now available in English for the first time
‘But what shall I do on Christmas night if nobody has given me a book?’
A little girl receives a gift to treasure; the creatures of the forest gather to celebrate the New Year; an evil noblewoman schemes against her beautiful niece; a cantankerous gravedigger dines with an unexpected companion on Christmas Eve.
In this enchanting selection of winter stories, now available in English for the first time, the beloved writer Selma Lagerlöf weaves together magic and miracles, Swedish folklore and timeless fables, darkness and light, heartfelt joy and festive wonder.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241715062
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 211 g
Dimensions: 206 x 135 x 13 mm
Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf - Marguerite Yourcenar
There are some beautifully written stories in this book, originally dating from the early 20th century and translated from Swedish, but the title is a little misleading. A Book for Christmas is the title of the first... More
The titular story ‘A book for Christmas’ is the tale of one of the author’s Christmas’s of her childhood . It includes lovely descriptions of the food, the snow, and the tension as presents are opened and one after... More
Translated for the first time into English, this selection of stories by Selma Lagerlóf was first published in the 1930s.
It is a curious selection of tales- some closely linked to the Christmas period and story...
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