Anecdotes of Destiny and Ehrengard

From the author of the timeless classic Out of Africa five hauntingly evoked, sensuously realized stories and a novella “”that belong in that special realm in which artistry is more real than reality”” ( TIME ). – Ehrengard is Now a Netflix Film. “”Dinesen’s stories are the work of a writer with a powerful imagination and a shrewd intelligence.”” — The New York Times Book Review In the classic “”Babette’s Feast,”” a mysterious Frenchwoman prepares sumptuous feast for a gathering of religious ascetics and, in doing so, introduces them to the true essence of grace. In “”The Immortal Story,”” a miserly old tea-trader living in Canton wishes for power and finds redemption as he turns an oft-told sailors’ tale into reality for a young man and woman. And in the magnificent novella Ehrengard , Dinesen tells of the powerful yet restrained rapport between a noble Wagnerian beauty and rakish artist. —- ISBN: 9780679743330