Own black servant that what he had partaken of was a small fat grandchild of the chief’s,Ĭooked in honor of the great Christian medicine man.

Only long afterwards the missionary learned from his He had saved the life of an old chief’s favorite wife, and to show his gratitude theĬhief had treated him to a rich meal. Martine remembered a tale told by a friend of her father’s who had been a missionary inĪfrica. There is one really rather awful but humorous tale of another feast in the book, gruesome too. But then, a windfall comes into all their lives and the charity is repaid by an artist who must create, who must given the chance, do her utmost to make the greatest creation of her life, and again, will pay the price for that for the rest of her life. What happens is sacrifice, is Christian charity, is a colourless life.

It is also the story of giving up free will, of letting one's life's course be decided by another and consequently accepting a dour life ordained by the pastor who leads a Christian cult that strips all joy from this life in preparation for the Golden Jerusalem in the life hereafter.Īnd what happens when they both meet. She is also noted for her Seven Gothic Tales, particularly in Denmark.Babette's Feast is the story of self-determination, of the French Revolution, of living large, a grand life, one full of success and excess, but knowing that what is more important is following one's conscience and standing up for what is right even if it means paying the price for that for the rest of her life. She also at times used the pen names Tania Blixen, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.īlixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while living in Kenya, and for one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into Academy Award-winning motion pictures.

( wikipedia) Pseudonym used by the Danish author Karen Blixen.īaroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Danish: 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962), born Karen Christentze Dinesen, was a Danish author, also known by the pen name Isak Dinesen, who wrote works in Danish, French and English. She is also noted for her Seven Gothic Tales, particularly in Denmark. Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while living in Kenya, and for one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into Academy Award-winning motion pictures.

She also at times used the pen names Tania Blixen, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel. Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Danish: 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962), born Karen Christentze Dinesen, was a Danish author, also known by the pen name Isak Dinesen, who wrote works in Danish, French and English. Pseudonym used by the Danish author Karen Blixen.

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