A scandinavian christmas: festive tales for a nordic noel

R$ 119,90

Sinopse

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

Participantes

Autor: Hans Christian Andersen | Karl Ove Knausgaard | Selma Lagerlof | Vigdis Hjorth

Autor

KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD

Karl Ove Knausgård (Oslo, 1968), premiado escritor norueguês, estreou na literatura em 1998, com Fora do mundo, que venceu o Prêmio da Crítica da Noruega. É autor da série autobiográfica Minha luta, em que investiga o próprio passado, seus amores, a emblemática figura do pai e questões existenciais. No Brasil, publicou quatro dos seis volumes previstos: A morte do pai (2013), Um outro amor (2014), A ilha da infância (2015) e Uma temporada no escuro (2016).