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EHRENGARD
"Ehrengard" is a captivating novel by renowned Danish author Karen Blixen, also known as Isak Dinesen. Set against the backdrop of a mythical European kingdom, the story unfolds with all the intrigue and drama of a fairy tale. At its heart is the enigmatic protagonist, Ehrengard, a noblewoman of ethereal beauty and mysterious origins. As she navigates the labyrinthine corridors of power and politics, Ehrengard finds herself embroiled in a web of intrigue, betrayal, and forbidden love. Through Blixen's lush prose and vivid imagery, readers are transported to a world of grandeur and decadence, where ancient traditions clash with modern ideals, and the line between reality and fantasy blurs. As Ehrengard grapples with her own desires and ambitions, she must confront the dark secrets of her past and the shadowy forces that seek to control her fate.
- GenresShort StoriesFiction
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 19, 2024
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About the author
Karen Blixen
190 books447 followersKaren Christentze Dinesen, Baroness Blixen-Finecke - wrote as Isak Dinesen, Pierre Andrézel, other pseudonyms: Tania Blixen, Osceola, etc.
A Danish writer, who mixed in her work supernatural elements, aestheticism, and erotic undertones with an aristocratic view of life, Blixen always emphasized that she was a storyteller in the traditional, oral sense of the word. She drew her inspiration from the Bible, the Arabian Nights, the works of Homer, the Icelandic Sagas, and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, who was her great fellow countryman. She wrote in English and in Danish.
Baroness Karen Blixen was born in Rungsted, Denmark, into a well-to-do patrician family. She was the daughter of Ingeborg Westenholz Dinesen, and the writer and army officer Wilhelm Dinesen, whose adventuresome spirit and storytelling talents influenced deeply Blixen's imagination. She spent her childhood on the family estate in Rungsted. Throughout her life Blixen's outlook and manner were unabashedly aristocratic.
A Danish writer, who mixed in her work supernatural elements, aestheticism, and erotic undertones with an aristocratic view of life, Blixen always emphasized that she was a storyteller in the traditional, oral sense of the word. She drew her inspiration from the Bible, the Arabian Nights, the works of Homer, the Icelandic Sagas, and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, who was her great fellow countryman. She wrote in English and in Danish.
Baroness Karen Blixen was born in Rungsted, Denmark, into a well-to-do patrician family. She was the daughter of Ingeborg Westenholz Dinesen, and the writer and army officer Wilhelm Dinesen, whose adventuresome spirit and storytelling talents influenced deeply Blixen's imagination. She spent her childhood on the family estate in Rungsted. Throughout her life Blixen's outlook and manner were unabashedly aristocratic.
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July 26, 2025
God historie og alt, men også lidt undervældene
November 11, 2025
A story about why you should not be a grooming creep I think? Pretty good. It’s also kinda giving Stefan Zweig but not really
May 5, 2024
En pjattet historie, der primært udmærker sig ved at være kort.
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