A Book for Christmas
Selma Lagerlöf (author), Peter Graves (translator), Sarah Death (translator), Linda Schenck (translator)
Hardback Published on: 07/11/2024; Language: English, Swedish (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £12.99
Synopsis
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 information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241715062
- Number of pages: 112
- Dimensions: 204 x 134 x 13 mm
- Weight: 210g
- Languages: English, Swedish (Original language of a translated text)
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Enjoyable but not quite as I expected
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 litt... READ MORE
A curious wintery collection with a hint of melancholy
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 t... READ MORE