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

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Bringing together the best French Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed twentieth century author Irene Nemirovsky 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, encapsulating the holiday spirit and proving that the French have mastered Christmas.

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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 Frances most esteemed writerspast and presentskillfully 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