| A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time Contributor(s): de Maupassant, Guy (Author), Daudet, Alphonse (Author), France, Anatole (Author) |
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ISBN: 1939931509 ISBN-13: 9781939931504 Publisher: New Vessel Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Holidays - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 808.803 |
| Series: Very Christmas |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (1.15 lbs) 142 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A continuation of the very popular Very Christmas Series, this collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant volume featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed twentieth century author Ir ne N mirovsky and contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel. With a holiday spirit conveyed through sparkling Paris streets, opulent feasts, wandering orphans, kindly monks, homesick soldiers, oysters, ham, bonbons, flickering desire, and more than a little wine, this collection encapsulates No l and proves that the French have mastered Christmas. This is Christmas la fran aise--delicious, intense and unexpected--proving that nobody does Christmas like the French. |