A Very German Christmas: The Greatest Austrian, Swiss and German Holiday Stories of All Time (Very Christmas)

By: Wolfgang von Goethe and Hermann Hesse and Heinrich Heine and The Brothers Grimm and Kurt Tucholsky and Erich Kästner and Ilse Frapan and Martin Suter and Peter Stamm and Rainer Maria Rilke and Arthur Schnitzler and Thomas Mann and Heinrich Böll and Helene Stökl and E. T. Hoffmann and Joseph Roth and Peter Rosegger and Wolfdietrich Schnurre and Ernst Anschütz

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Synopsis: This collection of new and classic Christmas literature includes stories by Herman Hesse, Joseph Roth, The Brothers Grimm, and many others. This collection brings together traditional and contemporary holiday stories from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. You'll find classic works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich Heine, Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann and Arthur Schnitzler, as well as more recent tales by writers like Heinrich Böll, Peter Stamm and Martin Suter. It also includes the first published English translation of Joseph Roth&’s story &“Christmas in Cochinchina.&” Enjoy Eine fröhliche Weihnachten―A Merry Christmas―made all the more festive with these literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus, gingerbread, Gugelhopf and stollen cakes, all accompanied by plenty of schnapps.