A Very German Christmas

The fifth volume in our popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together traditional and contemporary holiday stories from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. You'll find classic works by the Brothers Grimm, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich Heine, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hermann Hesse and Erich Kästner, as well as contemporary stories by writers like the highly popular Martin Suter. Eine fröhliche WeihnachtenA Merry Christmasmade all the more festive with these literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus, gingerbread, the Christkindl, roast goose and red cabbage, Gugelhopf and stollen cakes, accompanied by plenty of schnapps.