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Winter's Tales
Winter's Tales | Isak Dinesen
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In Isak Dinesen's universe, the magical enchantment of the fairy tale and the moral resonance of myth coexist with an unflinching grasp of the most obscure human strengths and weaknesses. A despairing author abandons his wife, but in the course of a long night's wandering, he learns love's true value and returns to her, only to find her a different woman than the one he left. A landowner, seeking to prove a principle, inadvertently exposes the ferocity of mother love. A wealthy young traveler melts the hauteur of a lovely woman by masquerading as her aged and loyal servant. Shimmering and haunting, Dinesen's Winter's Tales transport us, through their author's deft guidance of our desire to imagine, to the mysterious place where all stories are born.
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Written in 1942 during the German occupation of Denmark, Danish writer Dinesen (a nom de plume for Baroness Karen Blixen) weaves beautifully rich tapestries that are her short stories, believing in the power of myth, romance and medieval fable as bulwarks against the bleak “wintry” landscape of WWII. Great contrast with my “summery” reading spot: Standish-Hickey State Park along the beautiful Eel River.

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I went to The Bookshelf in Holt, MI and got these lovelies before my day of housework started.

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Winter's Tales | Isak Dinesen
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Hi, I'm new to Litsy 👋
I'm a bookworm from Scotland and enjoy reading classics, magical realism, fantasy and everything in between. Favourite authors are Isak Dinesen, D.H. Lawrence & Elspeth Barker 📚🐛
Looking forward to sharing my reads and finding some new worlds to get lost in!
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