Powstała z cyklu opowiadań, debiutancka i jednocześnie najlepsza powieść Selmy Lagerlöf, pierwszej autorki uhonorowanej literacką nagrodą Nobla. Nasycona poetycką lirycznością, opisami surowego, zimowego piękna krajobrazu Szwecji, łączy w sobie sceny z życia ziemiaństwa na początku XIX wieku z ludową baśniowością i elementami nadnaturalnymi. W niemym dramacie filmowym opartym na Göście Berlingu rola młodej hrabianki zakochanej w byłym pastorze stała się dla osiemnastoletniej Grety Garbo pr...

Nils is a young lad who likes nothing more than eating and sleeping. He is also a very mean little boy who likes to torment animals. One day he catches a tomte who turns Nils into a tomte, which leaves him shrunken and able to talk with animals, who are thrilled to see the boy reduced to their size and are angry and hungry for revenge.

Younger readers who enjoy fantasy tales like the Harry Potter series will love Selma Lagerloef's timeless classic The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. One day while his parents are out, Nils encounters a magical being who shrinks him to a fraction of his former size. Nils then sets off on a cross-country adventure, hitching a ride on a goose and learning about the wonders of nature in the process.

There is a rich body of folklore that has sprung up around the central events that are said to have occurred in the life of Jesus. This volume, originally written in Swedish, collects a number of charming versions of these tales. It's an inspiring collection that would also be a good choice to read aloud to children.

The first woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Swedish author Selma Lagerloef rejected the gritty realism that was emerging as a literary trend in the early twentieth century and instead infused her stories with the wonder and enchantment of traditional fairy tales and folklore. This quaint and charming collection of short stories represents a wide-ranging cross-section of her work.

Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts in 1901 and 1902. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. It was partially inspired by Lagerlöf's visit to Horatio and Anna Spafford at the American Colony, Jerusalem. The novel describes how a Chicago mystic sparks a religious revival in the community that leads people to sell their pos...

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