Only Tomten Is Awake - Hardcover

Rydberg, Viktor: - "Abraham Viktor Rydberg, 1828 - 1895, was a Swedish philosopher, author and poet. A central figure of late Romanticism in Sweden, Rydberg's verse is distinguished for its majestic lyricism and mystery of human existence."Stylou, Georgia: - Georgia Stylou lives in the ancient city of Thessaloniki, Greece where she paints water colors illustrating the innocent fantasies of childhood.Harden, Spencer: - Spencer Harden is married to Anne Larsson, a native of Sweden, from whom he has learned Swedish. He would like to thank Bengt Höglund and Christer Österlund for introducing him to Viktor Rydberg's Tomten. In a Christmas service in a small chapel near Stockholm, Bengt Höglund whispered his best English interpretation into the author's ear while his wife's uncle, Christer, read the story in Swedish from the pulpit. This book is a small attempt to recreate the wonder he felt when he first heard this story in his own language that day.