A Scandinavian Christmas

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Have yourself a very hygge Christmas with some of the best Christmas stories from across Scandinavia – old and new. This collection brings together the best Scandinavian Christmas stories including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark, Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlof, as well as the popular contemporary Karl Ove Knausgard. These Nordic tales convey a festive and contemplative spirit laden with lingonberries, elks, gnomes, Sami trolls, candles, church spires, gingerbread and aquavit in abundance.

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Publish Date: 21/10/2021
ISBN: 9781784877675 Category:

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*A Stylist Christmas Gift Pick 2021*

Ranging from Hans Christian Anderson to Karl Ove Knausgaard, have yourself a nordic noel with the very best Scandinavian Christmas tales

Have yourself a truly Scandinavian Christmas… Of visions and prophesies seen in dark, dark woods. Of toys and trees come to life. Of trolls raising chaos, and of families torn apart — only to be brought back together by festive cheer.

In this collection, classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen and Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlof blend with modern day stories from Karl Ove Knausgaard and Vigdis Hjorth. Each touch on the warm and wild spirit of Christmas, where the cosiness and contentment of the season can often give way to the unexpected, magical and sometimes mystical.

A smorgasbord of strange literary gifts, let A Scandinavian Christmas transport you to a winter wonderland in which fantasy, the fantastic and the festive combine for your reading delight.

‘These evocative, atmospheric tales…capture the spirit of Christmas’ Sunday Express

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Weight 261 g
Dimensions 184 × 138 × 23 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

839.5 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K