Babette's feast and other stories /
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...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Penguin Books,
2013.
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| Series: | Penguin modern classics.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Great Britain as Anecdotes of destiny by Michael Joseph 1958"-- Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 244 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780141393766 0141393769 |