The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories by Jessica Harrison

The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories by Jessica Harrison

The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos to midnight mass in Rio, and even outer space. Here are classic tales from writers including Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Dylan Thomas, Saki and Chekhov, as well as little-known treasures such as Italo Calvino's wry sideways look at Christmas consumerism, Wolfdietrich Schnurre's story of festive ingenuity in Berlin, Selma Lagerlof's enchanted forest in Sweden, and Irène Nemerovsky's dark family portrait. Featuring santas, ghosts, trolls, unexpected guests, curmudgeons and miracles, here is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short story writers of all time.

From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter, this greatest hits compilation also happens to be beautifully publishedInside you'll find ghosts, miracles, grouchy curmudgeons and plenty of snow * Daily Mail Books of the Year *
Perfect for any looming Boxing Day boredom. The list of rather superior contributors includes the likes of Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Italo Calvino and Dylan Thomas * Herald Scotland Books of the Year *

Jessica Harrison (editor) is the editorial director of Penguin Classics UK.

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ISBN 13	9780241396698
ISBN 10	0241396697
Title	The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories
Author	Jessica Harrison
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2019-10-03
Number of pages	288
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