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Babette's Feast and Other Stories
Babette's Feast and Other Stories | Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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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. 'Immensely satisfying . . . splendid imaginative creations, the work of a writer of stature.' The Times Literary Supplement 'Acutely perceptive, often mysterious stories.' Sunday Telegraph
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TheBookHippie
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Anecdotes of destiny | Isak Dinesen
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Happy Hanukkah to me 🤍❄️🕎
I‘m so excited! I love this author. My tea! Honestly this tea is just- yum. LUSH! My peace dove!!!!

Such light 🤍🤍🤍🤍

😘 @catiewithac thank you so so much! My weary soul has brightened!

WildAlaskaBibliophile Hanukkah is nearly here! Chag Sameach! ❄ 5mo
LeahBergen Oh, Babette‘s Feast! One of my favourite films. ❤️ 5mo
catiewithac 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 5mo
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TheBookHippie @WildAlaskaBibliophile so close!!!! Let the potato peeling begin 🤣 5mo
willaful Ack! I need to make apple sauce! 5mo
TheBookHippie @willaful 🙃 5mo
AmyG Tomorrow! 🕎 5mo
Tamra Sweet! ❤️😍 Echoing Leah, Babette‘s Feast is an annual winter viewing. (edited) 5mo
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
Babette's Feast and Other Stories | Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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Thank you Katja for sending me the lovely short stories by Karen Blixen. I especially enjoyed the story of Babette‘s feast and The Tempests. A wonderful book!

#ReadingEurope2020 Denmark 🇩🇰

(Nail studio has opened again. So happy with all small steps of opening up the city!)

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Megabooks Cute toes! 4y
Librarybelle I know someone who raves about this book...one of her favorites! 4y
Cinfhen I made an appointment for Sunday ♥️can‘t wait 4y
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Kalalalatja I‘m so glad you liked it! ❤️ 4y
CarolynM I'm envious - I can't wait to be able to get a pedicure again! 4y
BarbaraBB @CarolynM I‘m surprised they haven‘t opened yet in Australia. It‘s strange how all countries have different approaches of dealing with corona. 4y
CarolynM They probably have in some states. Victoria is taking a very cautious approach to lifting restrictions (with good reason as new cases are still being identified). We might have further easing from 1 June. 4y
BarbaraBB @CarolynM We are having a further easing from June too. I am looking forward to it, yet is is exciting how things will turn out. Numbers are decreasing rapidly even though we live pretty close here 🤞🏽. Wish you the best, stay safe ❤️ 4y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja I really did, she writes very sparsely if you know what I mean, not a word too much. 💕 (edited) 4y
LeahBergen I adore the film of Babette‘s Feast! Have you seen it? 4y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen No! I didn‘t know there is a film. But I can imagine it must be great, with this dinner she‘s cooking! 4y
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
Babette's Feast and Other Stories | Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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And on the same day you received my #jolabokaflod I received this great parcel from you! Thank you so much for the book (so nice to receive a Danish author from you!) and your sweet words! I am looking forward to reading it for #ReadingEurope2020 ❤️😘

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LeahBergen This is one of my favourite movies! I have to read the story still (I have it in a different collection of her stories). ❤️ 4y
Kalalalatja That was so fast, Yay! And I haven‘t read it myself, but it is a Danish classic, so I hope you‘ll like it ☺️ 4y
Fridameetslucy That movie !!! 4y
Tamra @LeahBergen I have loved both! I rewatch the movie every couple of years. 💜 4y
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sammisho
sammisho
Anecdotes of destiny | Isak Dinesen
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Congratulations on a fun milestone @CSeydel. Thanks for the chance to win! #12345

My bookish anecdote: when I was 10, I read Gone with the Wind for the first time. I stayed up all night reading it under the covers with a flashlight, way past my bedtime. I got caught because I was sobbing so loudly I woke up my mom at 3am.
My mom would also catch me reading in the closet when I was suppose to be doing chores.

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writerlibrarian
writerlibrarian
Babette's Feast and Other Stories | Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
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Every phrases, every words and in Babette's Feast, in particular, every dishes are chosen for a purpose. Reading Blixen compares for me to watching a master lace maker creating a piece right before your eyes. What I liked best about Babette is her 'inébranlable' confidence in herself, in her art, in her talent. #emojinov ?

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Eugeniavb Lovely review! 6y
ferskner She's my favorite writer. Everything is perfection. 6y
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