Dinesen and Destiny

Dinesen and Destiny

Babette's Feast is a short story told in 45 small pages. It is one of five short stories in the book titled Anectdotes of Destiny.  

In her book Karen Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen, offers us a seat at the table of understanding.  She feeds us spiritually through the story of Babette, a celebrated French chef who fled her country during events in France, the Paris Commune in 1871.  Babette, a Communard, became a refugee in a tiny town at the foot of the mountains in Norway.

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