Selma Lagerlöf
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"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is the children's classic by Swedish author Selma Lagerlof. Lagerlof published her charming coming-of-age tale in 1906 after being commissioned by the National Teachers Association of Sweden in 1902 to write a geography reading book for children in public schools. "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" centers around the travels of its main character, a young boy named Nils Holgersson, who begins the tale causing mischief...
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In Schweden, wo die Tage den Nächten gleichen, ist Weihnachten ein ganz besonderes Fest: Es bringt Licht und Freude in die dunkle Jahreszeit. Selma Lagerlöf fängt diese besondere Stimmung ein und lässt ihre Kindheits- und Jugenderinnerungen mit dem reichen skandinavischen Sagen- und Legendenschatz verschmelzen – denn aus der Feder der schwedischen Schriftstellerin stammt nicht nur der bekannte Kinderbuch-Klassiker Nils Holgersson, sondern auch...
3) Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise durch Schweden: Damals – heute – morgen: Reclams Klassikerinnen
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Nils Holgersson ist faul, quält die Tiere auf dem elterlichen Hof und stiftet Unheil, wo er nur kann – bis er eines Tages von einem Kobold in einen Däumling verwandelt wird. Er versteht nun die Sprache der Tiere, schließt sich mit dem zahmen Gänserich Martin einer Gruppe Wildgänse an und begibt sich auf ein einzigartiges Abenteuer. Während er auf dem Rücken des Gänserichs durch Schweden getragen wird, erfährt er alles über die Tiere, sein...
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Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlof. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. It is loosely based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of Nas in 1896.
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The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature, Selma Lagerlöf assured her place in Swedish letters with this 1891novel. Inspsired by the legends, superstitions, and fairy tales of Lagerlöf's native Värmland region, Gösta Berling's Saga features a vivid cast of characters. The eponymous hero, a country pastor whose appetite for alcohol and indiscretions ends his ministerial career, falls in with a dozen vagrant Swedish cavaliers and...
6) The Outcast
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Excerpt: "On the island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife. The two were much unlike each other. Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so. Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him. His wife, on the other hand, was still as neat and pleasant a little body as ever; far from having lost...
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Die Geschichte des jungen Taugenichts, der zur Strafe für seine Bösartigkeit in einen Däumling verwandelt wird und auf dem Rücken des Gänserichs Martin ganz Schweden erkundet. Ein Erziehungsroman, gespickt mit Sagen und Märchen, der die Vielseitigkeit Schwedens, seiner Lebensräume und Kulturen zeigt.
Vielfach ins Deutsche übertragen, ist die Übersetzung von Thomas Steinfeld die erste vollständige und zugleich eine, die der eigentümlichen...
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The debut novel of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, "The Saga of Gösta Berling" was first published in 1891. It is the story of its titular character Gösta Berling, a deposed minister. Gösta Berling becomes one of the pensioners in the manor at Ekeby when he is saved by the Mistress of Ekeby from freezing to death. Set on the shores of Lake Fryken, Lake Löven in the story, in Värmland, a historical province in Sweden, the novel employs elements...
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"The Christmas Stories by Selma Lagerlöf: Illustrated" is a charming compilation of holiday tales penned by the renowned Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. This anthology features three enchanting stories: "A Christmas Guest," "The Holy Night," and "The Legend of the Christmas Rose."
Selma Lagerlöf, known for her lyrical prose and storytelling prowess, invites readers to experience the magic and wonder of Christmas through her narratives. These stories...
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Suecia, 1800. Eleonora, de tan solo trece años y a la que todos conocen como «Pequeñita», entra a trabajar en la rectoría de Lövdala el día de Nochebuena. Allí viven el bondadoso pastor Lyselius, su hija de diecisiete años, Maja Lisa, huérfana de madre, y su madrastra, la señora Raklitz, hija de un trompetista alemán. Maja Lisa, que adora a su padre, cuenta el cuento de Blancanieves como si fuera su propia historia y Pequeñita se va dando...
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A smorgasbord of Christmas stories by writers, from Hans Christian Andersen to August Strindberg to Karl Ove Knausgaard.
This collection brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories, including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark, Selma Lagerlöf, August Strindberg and Hjalmar Söderberg of Sweden, as well as the popular contemporary Norwegian author, Karl Ove Knausgaard. These Nordic tales, coming from the very region, where so...