Hans Christian Andersen’s classic Christmas tale “The Little Match Girl” first appeared in print in 1845. Though superficially tragic, this renowned story emphasizes more directly the Match ...

By David Lang David Lang is a composer and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for “the little match girl passion.” If you like Christmas music, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” isn ...

With Christmas only just gone, I hope it’s not too late to recommend Ingvild Rishoi’s bittersweet seasonal novella – a ...

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Newly divorced pathologist Fero returns to the Island of Rab, where he had spent most of his childhood alongside his father. Fero comes for the funeral of his friend's daughter, but soon, the ...