Christmas Supper in the Marais & Other Christmas Stories by Alphonse Daudet (Annotated)

di Alphonse Daudet (Autore)

Elowen Quenmere (Autore)

e-artnow, 2019

Christmas Supper in the Marais & Other Christmas Stories gathers Alphonse Daudet's seasonal tales of charity, hunger, memory, and moral awakening, set between Parisian streets, provincial households, and the imaginative landscapes of nineteenth-century France. Written with Daudet's characteristic blend of realism, lyric tenderness, and gentle irony, these stories transform Christmas from mere festivity into a lens through which class, faith, loneliness, and human fellowship are quietly examined. Their brevity and emotional clarity place them within the French conte tradition, while their social sympathy recalls the humane concerns of Dickens. Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897), born in Nîmes and later active in Parisian literary circles, drew deeply on Provence, urban poverty, theatrical life, and the political anxieties of his age. Though associated with realism and naturalism, he remained more musical and compassionate than doctrinaire, attentive to suffering without surrendering to bleakness. His own precarious youth, journalistic experience, and sensitivity to regional and social difference helped shape these Christmas narratives. This volume is recommended to readers who value classic holiday literature with intellectual substance and emotional restraint. It offers not sentimentality alone, but a refined meditation on generosity, spiritual hunger, and the fragile consolations of communal life. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.

• Autore: Alphonse Daudet, Elowen Quenmere
• Curatore: e-artnow
• Anno edizione: 2019
• Editore: e-artnow
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 4057664560148