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Original Title:	Vinter-Eventyr
ISBN:	0679743340 (ISBN13: 9780679743347)
Edition Language:	English

Winter's Tales Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

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Title	:	Winter's Tales
Author	:	Isak Dinesen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1993 by Vintage (first published 1942)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Classics. Cultural. Denmark. European Literature. Danish. Literature

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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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Ratings: 3.9 From 1869 Users | 146 Reviews

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I picked up this book in the past summer when I was thinking about the "snow queen" (H. Ch. Andersen) and was just curious to read some more danish fairy tales. But these stories were not what I expected, i.e. for children. They are 11 stories, mostly romantic (except 3 of them). I liked very much the narrative style with colorful descriptions, fjord-ish construction and sometimes unexpected situations. I also enjoyed some of the fantastic elements. But most of all I liked "Peter and Rosa", a

I think short story collections are often a bit hit or miss, but I enjoyed every single story in this collection. I think it was C.S. Lewis who said that one day we'll be old enough to read fairytales again, and I think that's definitely true for me now. These stories definitely had a fairytale-like quality to them and they were very enjoyable; not only were her descriptions of the Scandinavian region inviting, there was also a lot of wisdom to her words. The writing was also infused with

This is just not as good as her earlier collection "Seven Gothic Tales," which has some of the best short stories ever written. That book had a youthful excitement and vigor, full of surprising stories that delighted in the art of keeping the reader on his toes. "Winter's Tales" is much...frostier. Much of it seems cold and dead. It feels as if Dinesen has decided not to be childish any more and instead feels obliged to share great "mature" wisdom with everyone without bothering to tell a

This is my first taste of Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen and I was in love from the first page. I was encourage by Victoria Mixon's the Art and Craft of Fiction to study her and I am so glad I did. In fact, I'm planning on buying everything by this author and I rarely am that passionate. Blixen reminds me a lot of Flannery O'connor in the religious imagery, the intensity of the characterization and the perplexing endings. She makes me as charmed with 19th century Europe as OConnor does with

I went to Denmark, pretty much, to see Karen Blixen's home. It is a beautiful place; the land around the house, including Blixen's grave, has been made into a bird santucary. The house is near the water, and at least when I went there, the walk from the train station included passing what looked to be a Nor. Fjord breeding farm. There was even a resturant with Blixen inspired art work (pricey but very nice) and excellent food.It seems strange that when reading Blixen's non-fiction what comes

Love her. The Man with the Pink Carnation is my favorite, the Blue Jar is a great story. <3

I never thought I would love anything by Blixen as much as her Seven Gothic Tales, but this collection certainly comes close. These eleven tales are so beautifully written, and all beg for deeper analysis. They are quite different from the gothic tales. The location ia usually Scandinavia, so less exotic. The austere and flat Danish landscape and the clear-cut nordic folklore seep through these stories, making them a little darker and calmer than the gothic tales. And yet they are unmistakably