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Cover of Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen

Seven Gothic Tales

1934·420 pages

classics short stories

“one of the finest and most singular artists of our time”
— The Atlantic

Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by Isak Dinesen, is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe.

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Seven Gothic Tales

Year

1934

Pages

420

Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction

Tags

classics short stories

Praise

“one of the finest and most singular artists of our time”
— The Atlantic

Description

Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by Isak Dinesen, is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe.

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