A Book for Christmas

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 Lagerl f weaves together magic and miracles, Swedish folklore and timeless fables, darkness and light, heartfelt joy and festive wonder.

Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf -- Marguerite Yourcenar
Available for the first time in English, this collection of winter and Christmas tales by Swedish schoolteacher Selma Lagerlöf is a definition of festive: a blend of folklore, fables and fairytales, told in a lucid observational style that’s as clear as a cloudless December sky. Lagerlöf, who in 1909 became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, has been dead for more than 80 years, but these stories are timeless -- The Herald

Selma Lagerl f (Author)Selma Lagerl f (1858-1940) 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.

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