Advent - Gunnar Gunnarsson Daniel is approached by a

Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from the book

this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel - and is certainly one of its finest

and wets himself when he's frightened

and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository of a century of life in Russia

Advent - Gunnar Gunnarsson Daniel is approached by aEvery winter, in the days leading up to Christmas, Benedikt walks into the snowy mountains of Iceland to rescue sheep lost in the blizzards. With his dog and his ram by his side, traversing wild snowstorms and crystalline nights, fuelled by endless cups of hot coffee, Benedikt dedicates himself to helping other living beings in need. It is midwinter in the harshest of landscapes, but this is a place of deep belonging and peace brutal and remorseless