Project Gutenberg 2011-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 68 Papadiamantes, Alexandros 1851 1911 Παπαδιαμάντης, Αλέξανδρος Papadiamantis, Alexandros Χριστουγεννιάτικα διηγήματα Christmas Short Stories Produced by Sophia Canoni. Thanks to George Canonis for his major work for proofreading "Χριστουγεννιάτικα διηγήματα" by Alexandros Papadiamantes is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives explore themes of poverty, family struggles, and human resilience during the Christmas season, often depicting the lives of marginalized characters. One of the main characters introduced is the elderly woman Aχτίτσα, who faces hardships while caring for her two orphaned grandchildren. The opening of this collection introduces Aunt Aχτίτσα, a widow living in dire poverty in a rural community, struggling to care for her orphaned grandchildren amid harsh winter conditions. We learn about her attempts to collect firewood and her reliance on harvesting grain leftovers to support her family. As Christmas approaches, she remains hopeful while facing the bleakness of a winter that has been particularly unforgiving. The arrival of a letter from her son in America brings a moment of joy and potential relief, hinting at a turning point in their fortunes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Short stories Christmas stories Greek fiction, Modern PA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 345161 345040 2024-10-15T14:24:19.378873 2023-09-16T06:59:49.527575 text/html text/html 345154 345033 2024-10-15T14:24:19.644922 2023-09-16T06:59:49.670597 text/html text/html 185994 2024-10-15T14:24:26.522813 application/epub+zip 190027 2024-10-15T14:24:22.861827 application/epub+zip 163657 2024-10-15T14:24:21.614821 application/epub+zip 387991 2024-10-15T14:24:29.163944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373661 2024-10-15T14:24:25.785815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328542 2022-09-17T03:44:23.408924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316714 2024-10-15T14:24:19.051865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316541 2011-07-25T08:11:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95925 2011-07-25T08:11:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19004 2024-10-15T14:24:29.293802 application/rdf+xml 14268 2024-10-15T14:24:22.176807 image/jpeg 3654 2024-10-15T14:24:21.892815 image/jpeg 184097 2024-10-15T14:24:19.685821 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia