A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time
About this audiobook
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 and contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel.
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 the author
Guy de Maupassant was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story.
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.
Others, as in, not you
Jean Brassard is a talented actor and voiceover artist who has appeared in multiple television shows, movies, and audiobooks. The recipient of an Earphones Award, he has lent his talents to more than seventy audiobooks in French and English. His film and television credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, House of Cards, The Fault In Our Stars, and 30 Rock.
