A Very Scandinavian Christmas: The Greatest Nordic Holiday Stories of All Time
Description
Our fourth book in the very popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark; Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf, August Strindberg, and Hjalmar Söderberg of Sweden; as well as the acclaimed contemporary Norwegian authors Karl Ove Knausgaard and National Book Award nominee Vigdis Hjorth. These Nordic tales--coming from the very region where so much of traditional Christmas imagery originates--convey a festive and contemplative spirit laden with lingonberries, elks, gnomes, Sami trolls, candles, gingerbread, and aquavit in abundance. A smorgasbord of unexpected literary gifts that make up a vibrant, elegant hardcover volume sure to provide plenty of pleasure and hygge, that specifically Scandinavian blend of coziness and contentment.
Product Details
Price
$25.95
$24.13
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Publish Date
September 17, 2019
Pages
140
Dimensions
7.1 X 10.1 X 0.7 inches | 1.05 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781939931764
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About the Author
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and writer of children's fairy tales, such as The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling, which have become much-loved classics around the world.
Johan August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. But even before Married Life, August Strindberg's reputation as the scourge of the Swedish Establishment made it impossible for him to live in his own country. Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques.
Selma Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian author, known for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle.
Reviews
Looking for a last-minute gift that captures the spirit of Christmas? ... A Very Scandinavian Christmas: The Greatest Nordic Holiday Stories of All Time. This is the latest in New Vessel Press's annual 'Very Christmas' series, following anthologies from France, Russia and Italy. Scandinavia is arguably ground zero for Yuletide, with its crisp weather, elk, gnomes and lingonberries. There are 18 stories, both by famous authors - Denmark's Hans Christian Andersen, Norway's Karl Ove Knausgaard and Sweden's August Strindberg - and writers less well known beyond their borders.
--The Toronto Star
They make Christmas stories seem relatively cool.
--The Drunken Odyssey
