A Very French Christmas, Guy de Maupassant
A Very French Christmas, Guy de Maupassant
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A Very French Christmas
The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time

Author: Guy de Maupassant, Alphonse Daudet, Anatole France, others

Narrator: Jean Brassard

Unabridged: 4 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017

Synopsis

A continuation of the popular Very Christmas Series, this collection brings 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 Irène Némirovsky, contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel, and others.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, this collection encapsulates the holiday spirit.This is Christmas à la française—delicious, intense, and unexpected, proving that nobody does Christmas like the French.

About Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was a popular nineteenth-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert, his stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He authored some three hundred short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.

About Alphonse Daudet

Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897) was a French novelist and the father of writers Léon Daudet and Lucien Daudet. He is regarded as one of the most iconic names in French literature.

About Anatole France

Anatole France (1844–1924), the nom de plume of Anatole-Francois Thibault, began his literary career working for a publisher and writing weekly articles for the Univers Illustré. His first book of poems, Les poèms dorés, was published in 1875, and his first successful novel, Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, appeared in 1881 and won a prize from the French Academy. The most prominent French man of letters of his time, he was elected to the French Academy in 1896, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921 for “the most remarkable literary work of idealistic stamp.”

About Jean Brassard

Jean Brassard is a theater and television actor, singer, voice-over talent, audiobook narrator, and writer. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristyn - Reading to Unwind on December 07, 2017

This is a short story collection like none I have ever read before. A few of the stories are uplifting towards the end of them and some gave me a lot to think about. I also want it to be Christmas time after reading the book. My favorite story was in the beginning of the book with the old man who is......more

Goodreads review by Emma on October 17, 2017

Experience Christmas as you have never before, with this unique, very French short story collection. As you would know if you are familiar with French literature in general, the French cannot be described as the most optimistic people in the world. If there’s a yes, there’s always a BUT shortly after......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on December 24, 2020

I enjoyed this set of short Christmas stories from France. They all had something to offer. I really liked the one with the grandfather and the kid...that was a sweet one.......more

Quotes

“[An] endearing collection of Christmas stories from ten of France’s most esteemed writers—past and present—skillfully translated.” Foreword Reviews

“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.” Fictional 100

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