Daguerreotypes and Other Essays

by Isak Dinesen

Book Overview

"Isak Dinesen . . . had an original approach to life that permeated all her work. She loved storytelling, with the result that most of her essays are quasi-narratives, which proceed not from major to minor premise but from one anecdote to another as the way of making concrete whatever idea she is considering. Her work is a delight and at times a marvel."--The New Yorker

"Through these daguerreotypes we begin to understand other periods,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226153061
• ISBN13: 9780226153063
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"

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