A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time (Very Christmas)

Joyeux Noel: "[An]endearing collection of Christmas stories from ten of France's most esteemed writers -- past and present -- skillfully translated." -- Foreword Reviews

This collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time, featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed twentieth century authors Irène Némirovsky and Nobel Prize winner Anatole France 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, crayfish, ham, bonbons, flickering desire, and more than a little wine, this collection encapsulates Christmas à la française - delicious, intense and unexpected. Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a popular nineteenth-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story, who also wrote novels, travel books, and verse.

Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was a French novelist and the father of writers Leon Daudet and Lucien Daudet. He is regarded as one of the most iconic names in French literature.

--This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. REVIEW
"The English-speaking Francophiles and travelers among us who like nothing more than to suss out the soul of a foreign place can rejoice in this endearing collection of Christmas stories from ten of France's most esteemed writers -- past and present -- skillfully translated."
-- Foreword Reviews"A joy to hold and page through, as it is beautifully produced ... The Christmas themes are treated with a refreshing originality and variety, and I can imagine returning to reread this collection for many Christmases to come."
-- The Fictional 100

"Wonderful anthology ... It's funky, it's wild, it's French."
-- The Drunken Odyssey





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