![]() ![]() ![]() If one cannot capture the overall features of the plots of the stories, the same can be said about the substantive message: if dissatisfaction prevails in some stories, acceptance of the world transpires in others if tension in some stories is resolved, the lack of existential balance is present in others. The pieces contain several recurring themes that go through the whole narrative structure in wave motion, intertwining as sets and subsets yet never resolving in a true unity: sea voyage, art, feminine heroism, childhood, are some of the motifs that frequently recur in the stories, although not representing a valid pivot for the collection. ![]() Winter’s Tales is a collection of eleven short stories, wrote in the ‘30ies and published in 1942. Additional info Author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) Title Winter’s Tales Translator Karen Blixen Publisher Penguin, 2001 Info 224 pages, £12.99 ![]()
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