The First World War has left the world in agony. Disillusionment, hopelessness, and horror are rife when a despondent author gets a visit by Father Time and Father Christmas, who come to raise his spirits. He wishes for better days, but the war has taken everything, turning him into a hopeless and angry nihilist. Nevertheless, the Christmas spirit is here to bring hope and another chance at happiness. "Merry Christmas" is a poignant short story where Stephen Leacock unleashes his ironic and satirical potential, together with his usual socially critical tone, to construct a narrative about the e.
Autor |
Stephen Leacock |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
0:23 |
Rok vydání |
2021 |
Žánr |
beletrie |
Nakladatelství |
Saga Egmont |