A Book for Christmas
- Auteur: Selma Lagerlöf (Zweden)
- Soort boek: kerstverhalen
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Penguin Classics
- Verschijnt: 7 november 2024
- Omvang: 112 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Boekhandel / Bol
Selma Lagerlöf A Book for Christmas review, recensie en informatie
- “Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf.” (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Flaptekst van het boek met kerstverhalen van Selma Lagerlöf
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.
Selma Lagerlöf (20 November 1858, Mårbacka, Sweden – 16 March 1940, Mårbacka, Sweden) was a teacher in a girls’ secondary school before she became a full-time writer. She is known around the world for her classic children’s book The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson and she was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in 1909.