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	Anecdotes of Destiny: 'The Diver'; 'Babette's Feast'; 'Tempests'; 'The Immortal Story'; 'The Ring' (Penguin Modern Classics) by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 813 EAN 9780141184630 ISBN 0141184639 Manufacturer Penguin Classics Number Of Pages 256 Publication Date April 26, 2001 Publisher Penguin Classics Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product 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. Seven Gothic Tales set a mold from which it is difficult for Isak Dinesen to escape the demands and expectations of her readers. Here again are stories with a suggestion of the 'Gothic'. There is the perfection of design, the sense of brooding fate, the intricacy of motivation, and a kind of remoteness that marks all of her writing. Here is no concession to formulas of today. Each of these five stories bears the hallmark of Isak Dinesen. The Diver is an ironical tale of a young theological student who thought his fate belonged with the birds- and the angels. When human jokers tricked him into betrayal, he sought instead, the secrets of the deeps. Babette's Feast is this reader's favorite of the five:- the story of the mysterious French maid of all work who chose to fulfill her genius as a great artist creating one perfect meal, even though-with two exceptions- the staid Norwegian guests refused to acknowledge it. Tempests is a tragic romance, in the story of a young and promising actress who feels herself condemned to fulfill completely the destiny decreed in Shakespeare's Tempest. The Immortal Story tells how an immensely rich and lonely tea-trader endeavored to make a story told by all sailors come true. The Ring is an oddment- a brief story of a bride of high estate who married beneath her - and who on her honeymoon had an experience that persuaded her that the end of her marriage had come before it had well begun.. (Kirkus Reviews) 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. 8 1-hour cassettes Customers who bought this item also bought Babette's Feast Winter's Tales Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass See all books by author Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

Books : Anecdotes of Destiny: 'The Diver'; 'Babette's Feast'; 'Tempests'; 'The Immortal Story'; 'The Ring' (Penguin Modern Classics)