The Aristocratic Universe of Karen Blixen: Destiny and the Denial of Fate

Hansen, with The Karen Blixen Museum in Denmark, analyzes themes of destiny and biographical elements in the work of Danish writer Blixen (1885-1962), who often wrote as Isak Dinesen. His study was first published as Babette og det aristokratische univers by C. A. Reitzels Forlag, Copenhagen, in 1998. The translation is by Gaye Kynoch. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR