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      Anecdotes of Destiny

      by Isak Dinesen
      Published
      May 2001
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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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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      First Edition May 2001 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780141184630 ISBN10 0141184639
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      Jan 1974 Knopf ISBN13 9780394711775 ISBN10 0394711777
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      Oct 1985 Knopf ISBN13 9780394742151 ISBN10 039474215X
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      Dec 1975 University of Chicago Press ISBN13 9780226152950 ISBN10 0226152952
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      May 2001 Penguin ISBN13 9780141961491 ISBN10 014196149X
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      May 2011 Vintage ISBN10 B004JN1CQ0
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