検索キーワード： 著者 "Selma Lagerlof" すべてのカテゴリー

Die Geschichten von Selma Lagerlöf sind bekannt für ihre wunderschön erzählten Inhalte. "Die Osterhexe" kommt auf wundersame Weise am Ostersamstag auf das Gut und erschreckt die Kinder, aber sie bringt auch unzählige Briefe.

Von einer himmlischen Weihnacht träumt jeder von uns in der stillen Zeit. "Himmlische Weihnacht", dass sind 24 besinnliche Hörüberraschungen aus der Feder berühmter Autoren (Walter Benjamin, Khalil Gibran, Selma Lagerlöf, Alexander Puschkin u. v. a.). Zum Besten geben diese Advents- und Weihnachtstexte die beliebten Sprecher Anna Thalbach und Walter Kreye.

Die Geschichte des jungen Taugenichts, der zur Strafe für seine Bösartigkeit in einen Däumling verwandelt wird und auf dem Rücken des Gänserichs Martin ganz Schweden erkundet. Ein Erziehungsroman, gespickt mit Sagen und Märchen, der die Vielseitigkeit Schwedens, seiner Lebensräume und Kulturen zeigt.

Nella Braddy (1894–1973), a pioneer among female editors, compiled this seven-story collection and published Masterpieces of Adventure: Stories of Desert Places in 1922. It features seven authors: Egerton Castle, Stephen Crane, Selma Lagerlöf, Bret Harte, Thomas Hardy, O. Henry, and W. H...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Mathew Baynton, known for his roles in Vanity Fair, Horrible Histories, Gavin and Stacey and Ghosts. Nils Holgersson is a naughty boy who tortures animals and never listens to his parents - until one day he wakes up as an elf...

Eine junge Frau namens Ellen lebt bei zwei älteren Tanten und ist mit einem nicht mehr ganz jungen Arzt verlobt, bald soll geheiratet werden. Sie ist in einem Zimmer untergebracht, in dem es spuken soll. Wann immer jemand falsch spielt, zeigt sich eine Geisterhand, die einer alten Frau gehört...

Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an elf. His treatment of this small creature provokes it to transform him into an elf as well. Along with his greatly reduced size this also gives him the ability to talk with animals. Following this mishap Nils joins one of his family’s geese as it accompanies a flock of its wild brethren on their migration. During his travels over the many historical areas of Sweden Nils has many adventures that help him to become a better person. He also learns that if ...

Liliecrona's Home was published in Sweden 1911, translated into English by Anna Harwell and published in London in 1913. The story is set in the same surroundings in the district of Värmland which Lagerlöf knew so well and used in many of her books.At the bottom of the dried out Svartsjö lake (Black Lake) there lies the Lövdala Parsonage with its stables and outhouses. There resides the goodhearted, widowed, Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter. Here one day, arrives his new wife, who turns out to be a wicked stepmother. She tempts with her cooking and other allurements, but soon ...

Nils Holgersson è un ragazzino ribelle e dispettoso, sempre pronto a tormentare gli animali della fattoria dove vive con i genitori. Ma il giorno in cui si azzarda a giocare un brutto scherzo a un folletto, si ritrova di colpo piccolo come un topolino. Solo e spaventato, Nils sale sul dorso di Mårten, un papero domestico che sfidando la sua natura si unisce a uno stormo di oche selvatiche nel loro lungo volo migratorio fino in Lapponia.

Nils Holgersson ist eine bezaubernde Kindergeschichte von Selma Lagerlöf. Folge 16: Die alte Bauerfrau mit Viola Gabor und Viktoria Gabor. Musik: Geoff Harvey. Drei müde Wanderer waren in der späten Abendstunde ausgezogen, um ein Nachtlager zu suchen. Sie zogen durch einen ärmlichen und schwachbebauten Teil des nördlichen Smaaland, aber dass sie einen Ruheplatz, wie sie ihn sich wünschten, finden könnten, hätte man doch meinen sollen, denn sie waren keine verwöhnten Leute, die weiche Betten und feine Stuben verlangten.

Un anello maledetto, uno spettro che vaga tra i vivi, una vendetta che non si placa: in questa storia dal sapore gotico, Selma Lagerlöf rievoca la magia dei racconti ascoltati accanto al fuoco.«A me la storia è stata raccontata al crepuscolo accanto al fuoco», dice Selma Lagerlöf...

Dal momento in cui la piccola Klara Gulla viene al mondo, il cuore del padre Jan comincia a battere e il miracolo di quel battito, di quella tardiva scoperta di un'emozione mai provata, della felicità e della sofferenza che ne sono le immancabili compagne, trasformerà tutta la sua vita, dandole valore e significato. L'amore diventa la lente attraverso la quale vede la realtà e, quando questa è troppo squallida e amara, la trasfigura.

In frei gestalteten, poetischen Episoden erzählt sie von Jesus, Maria und den Menschen ihrer Umgebung – nicht als dogmatische Glaubenslehre, sondern als menschliche Geschichten von Barmherzigkeit, Schuld, Vergebung und Hoffnung. In ihnen greift Selma Lagerlöf volkstümliche Stoffe, Sagen und historische Motive auf und verwandelt sie in literarische Gleichnisse. Immer stehen einfache Menschen im Mittelpunkt – Außenseiter, Leidende, Suchende –, deren Schicksale von Mitgefühl und moralischer Tiefe getragen sind.

“Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness” (Körkarlen), a haunting novella by Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlöf, first graced readers in 1912, with its English edition following in 1922—the same year that saw the release of the iconic silent film “The Phantom Carriage,” which greatly influenced renowned Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. A subsequent adaptation emerged in 1958. Today, the English version of Lagerlöfs novel is exceedingly rare, with only a handful of copies believed to exist. Set on New Years Eve, the story follows David Holm, a once-decent man now lost to the depths of ...

Selma Lagerlöf, born in 1858 in Värmland, Sweden, was a luminary of literature, earning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. She passed away in her beloved Värmland in 1940. Invisible Links (Osynliga länkar) is a captivating collection of short stories that explores the unseen connections influencing human actions and destinies. First published in 1894, with its English translation following in 1895, these tales are often rooted in Lagerlöfs Värmland, yet they weave in the rich tapestry of Swedish legends and history, along with echoes of her other works. This collection serves as a ...

From a Swedish Homestead by the acclaimed Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, translated by Jessie Brochner, is a captivating collection of tales that transport you to the heart of Sweden, particularly Dalarne and Vaermland. Within its pages, youll find enchanting stories and legends that span from the west coast’s Kungahalla to distant Italy and Belgium, all set against the backdrop of the transition from Heathendom to early Christianity. The first nine sections, entitled “The Story of a Country House,” comprise a short novel originally published separately. This poignant narrative follows ...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Selma Lagerlöf, born in Värmland, Sweden, in 1858. A celebrated writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature in 1909, Lagerlöfs masterpiece, The Emperor of Portugallia, first graced readers in Sweden in 1914 and was translated into English by Velma Swanston Howard in 1916. Set in the picturesque Värmland during the 1860s or 1870s, the story revolves around Jan of Ruffluck Croft, a father whose love for his daughter knows no bounds. When she moves to Stockholm and cuts off communication, Jan retreats into a fantastical dream where she reigns as the...

Step into the enchanting world of Liliecronas Home, a poignant tale set in the picturesque district of Värmland, Sweden. Originally published in 1911, this captivating story was translated into English by Anna Harwell and released in London in 1913. At the heart of this narrative lies the Lövdala Parsonage, nestled at the bottom of the now-dried Svartsjö Lake. Here, we meet the kind-hearted Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter, whose lives take a dark turn with the arrival of a wicked new wife. This stepmother, skilled in the art of deception, lures with her cooking but soon reveals ...

Sven Elversson se ve obligado a abandonar su tierra de adopción, Inglaterra, tras formar parte de una expedición fracasada al Ártico en la que, para sobrevivir, se rumorea que sus miembros llegaron a cometer canibalismo. Con la intención de empezar de nuevo, regresa al hogar paterno en su Suecia natal. Sin embargo, los rumores acaban llegando también a la pequeña parroquia del pastor Edvard Rhånge, quien decide excomulgarlo

Selma Lagerlöf ist die erste Frau, die den Literatur-Nobelpreis verliehen bekam. Ihre Prosa besticht durch eine überaus klare und flüssige Sprache, welche Situationen herbeiführt, innerhalb derer die vermittelten Gedanken tiefes moralisches und zwischenmenschliches Verständnis beweisen. Sehr lebensnah und humorvoll mit starkem Gespür für die menschliche Natur ist Lagerlöf in der Lage Charaktere zu schaffen, deren Geschichten berühren und zum Träumen und Nachdenken anregen.