{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-christmas-stories-9780241455654","title":"The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time - now in a beautiful clothbound edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter, this greatest hits compilation also happens to be beautifully published. Inside you'll find ghosts, miracles, grouchy curmudgeons and plenty of snow * Daily Mail Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003ePerfect 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 *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864273138007,"sku":"9780241455654","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241455654.jpg?v=1722271180","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-christmas-stories-9780241455654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}