{"product_id":"a-scandinavian-christmas-hans-christian-andersen","title":"A Scandinavian Christmas (Hans Christian Andersen)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanging from Hans Christian Anderson to Karl Ove Knausgaard, have yourself a nordic noel with the very best Scandinavian Christmas tales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These evocative, atmospheric tales...capture the spirit of Christmas' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThumbelina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Match Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e. During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.\n\u003cb\u003eKarl Ove Knausgaard\u003c\/b\u003e's My Struggle cycle has been heralded as a masterpiece all over the world. From \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe End\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of human life. Knausgaard has been awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Brage Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. His work, which also includes the Seasons Quartet and the Morning Star sequence (\u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Realm \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe School of Night\u003c\/i\u003e) is published in thirty-six languages.\nSelma Lagerlöf (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 \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson \u003c\/i\u003eand she was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in 1909.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65802320740701,"sku":"K095408790","price":14.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9540879000001A.jpg?v=1788456528","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-scandinavian-christmas-hans-christian-andersen","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}