by Selma Lagerlöf · Reclam · tapa dura · ISBN 9783150108925
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«Sancta Lucia» is a collection of Christmas stories by Selma Lagerlöf, published in 2013 by Reclam in hardcover (96 pages, in German).
The five stories in the volume, set in the Nordic Advent, evoke light and human warmth against the darkness of winter, with Saint Lucy as the central figure. It includes «Die heilige Nacht», «Die Legende vom Luciatag», «Die Legende von der Christrose», «Gottesfriede» and «Ein Weihnachtsgast», all in new German translations.
The cover subtitle is «Weihnachtliche Geschichten»; the edition measures approximately 10.3 x 15.7 cm.
For those seeking a brief Christmas read with a Nordic setting; the stories are suitable for reading aloud during Advent.
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy.
