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  <title><![CDATA[Anecdotes of Destiny and Ehrengard]]></title>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somewhere between the short,jewel like clarity of Winter's Tales and the dark pathways of Seven Gothic Tales this is possibly Dineson's most entertaining collection. Babette's feast is a justified comic classic(undercut with her trademark melancholy),Immortal Story is close to the best thing she has...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8548753">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wrote a more comprehensive review for book club, but I will say that I loved Babette's Feast and The Immortal Story the best of all the short stories. The themes of the power of food, what art means to an artist, and the power of free agency are strong and well thought out. A couple of the other s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48942342">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book has two brilliant stories: Babbette's Feast and Ehrengard. The rest is weird or boring (so it all averages out to a 3). Anyway, worth finding and reading for those two, especially if you like A. S. Byatt; the writing reminded me quite a bit of her stuff.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book included the short story Babette's Feast, I saw the movie awhile back and thought it was forgettable but the short story was wonderful. Ehrengard was also a great story.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Babette's Feast is head-and-shoulders above the rest in this collection; it's a first rate novella--a must read. Arguably her best story.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[prof plate's reccomendations]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[stories that make the word &quot;timeless&quot; resonate with new meaning.  each is filled with a grace and economy that made me feel richer for having read them.  &quot;babette's feast,&quot; in particular, is a celebration of the supernatural beauty of natural experience... a classic.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though I am a trememdous fan of Isak Denesen, I love the screen adaptation of &quot;Babette's Feast&quot; more than her original invention.  She was however, a masterful storyteller and I never tire of visiting the worlds she has brought to life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most famous story in this collection is Babette's feast, and it probably is the most delightful. Most of the others range from the touching to the uninteresting.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[short stories, includes 'babette's feast' which was fantastic, curious what the rest is like.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Isak Dinesen takes Kierkegaard to task ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[you'll love &quot;babette's feast.&quot;]]></body>
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