Winter in world literature

Whether it serves as a backdrop for a harrowing tale or the theme of a melancholy poem, winter has long inspired authors around the world.

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Winter is cast in a harsh light in Shakespeare’s poem When hang by the wall.
American author James Goldman’s 1966 play The in Winter is set during Christmas 1183 at King Henry II of England’s castle.
Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s The Queen, a fairy tale told in seven stories, centres on the struggle between good and evil.
Set in the Netherlands in wintertime, the children’s classic Hans Brinker, or The Silver tells the story of a poor Dutch boy and his family.
Winner of the 2007 Agatha Award, Cold is the second novel in the bestselling mystery series by Canadian author Louise Penny.
In her poem It sifts from Leaden Sieves, American poet Emily Dickinson compares snowdrifts to wool.
In Miss Smilla’s for Snow by Danish author Peter Høeg, the title character investigates a child’s untimely death.
The award-winning survival film The Snow is based on a short story by Canadian author Farley Mowat.
The title of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s book Country is a literal translation of the book’s Japanese title Yukiguni.
Jack London’s novel White takes place in Yukon and the Northwest Territories during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.

Date modified: 2020-08-25

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