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Seven Gothic Tales - Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen
Seven Gothic Tales
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Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" (The Atlantic), is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting... show more
Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" (The Atlantic), is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780679736417 (0679736417)
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
1.0 Seven Gothic Tales - Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen
Gothic as all get out, sure, but almost unbearably Victorian. I'm okay with the narrative voice, it's old fashioned, but interesting with nice human observation. But the speeches are each eternal, and rather preachy, and then there's the references to the peasantry as if they weren't human. Library ...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it
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I have had this book out from the library for several weeks, but every time I open it, the phone rings. I think it is cursed.
coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it
I think I'd like to be Isak Dinesen when I grow up. Well, without the racism, the weird gender issues, and the syphilis. And I can pass on the African farm. But the stories. Oh, yes. I'd like those.
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