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These five rich, witty and magical stories from the author of Out of Africa include one of her most well known tales, `Babette's Feast', which was made into the classic film. It tells the story of a French cook working in a puritanical Norwegian community, who treats her employers to the decadent feast of a lifetime. There is also a real-life Prospero and his Ariel in `Tempests', a mysterious pearl-fisher in `The Diver' and a brief, tragic encounter in `The Ring'. All the stories have a mystic, fairy-tale quality, linked by themes of angels, the sea, dreams and fate. They were among the last to be written by Isak Dinesen, and show her as a master of short fiction.
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Penguin Classics: Anecdotes of Destiny, Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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- 2001
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- Title
- Penguin Classics: Anecdotes of Destiny
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0141184639
- ISBN13
- 9780141184630
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Classics, Short Stories, 20th century, Food, Stories, Narration, Denmark, Danish Literature
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- These five rich, witty and magical stories from the author of Out of Africa include one of her most well known tales, `Babette's Feast', which was made into the classic film. It tells the story of a French cook working in a puritanical Norwegian community, who treats her employers to the decadent feast of a lifetime. There is also a real-life Prospero and his Ariel in `Tempests', a mysterious pearl-fisher in `The Diver' and a brief, tragic encounter in `The Ring'. All the stories have a mystic, fairy-tale quality, linked by themes of angels, the sea, dreams and fate. They were among the last to be written by Isak Dinesen, and show her as a master of short fiction.