by Isak Dinesen
First published 1981
From a remote African village to a chance encounter that changed a life, Isak Dinesen's short stories reveal the complex realities of the human experience. A widow must confront her past. A young boy faces his fears after tragedy. Dinesen's vivid prose and keen insight make these stories a delight - whether you're discovering her work for the first time or revisiting old favorites.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, world-literature, 20th-century, african-literature
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Dublin, Ireland, New England
799 pages · Hardcover · The Reader's Digest Association