The fourth book in the popular Very Christmas Series brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories including classics by Andersen of Denmark; Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlsf, August Strindberg, and Hjalmar Ssderberg of Sweden; as well as popular contemporary Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard.

Our fourth book in the very popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark; Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlf, August Strindberg, and Hjalmar Sderberg of Sweden; as well as the acclaimed contemporary Norwegian authors Karl Ove Knausgaard and National Book Award nominee Vigdis Hjorth. These Nordic tales--coming from the very region where so much of traditional Christmas imagery originates--convey a festive and contemplative spirit laden with lingonberries, elks, gnomes, Sami trolls, candles, gingerbread, and aquavit in abundance. A smorgasbord of unexpected literary gifts that make up a vibrant, elegant hardcover volume sure to provide plenty of pleasure and hygge, that specifically Scandinavian blend of coziness and contentment.