Beryl Markham

 Beryl Markham

Another remarkable woman, Beryl Markham.  I have discovered an interest in her through my researching through Pinterest for data and pictures of Karen Blixen.  In searching for Karen Blixen I received just as much on Beryl Markham as Karen Blixen; and then vise Aversa searching for Beryl Markham.  From what I have learned so far she may be as interesting to read about as Karen.  I just purchased a book about her life's story.

L8R

Rex

Another Great Short Story

 Another Great Short Story,

Alkmene, by Isak Dinesen, Same raving as my previous posting.  Karen Blixen is some fantastic woman in all respects.

I highly recommend the reading of her short story book, Winter's Tales.

Hopefully another report soon,

Rex

A Great Short Story

 A Great Short Story

I just finished reading a short story from Isak Dinesen's Book of short stories, Winter's Tales, "The Dreaming Child".

This short story is the most emotional and interesting of short stories I have ever read, even better than any of  J. D. Salinger's, including Catcher in the Rye , my previous favorite.  As a mater of fact, I have liked every one of the short stories in this book.

I only got turned on to Isak Dinesen's Literary works through the love of her, Out of Africa, novel and subsequent movie of the same title, my favorite movie of all time.  I have just recently watched the movie for the fourth or fifth time which is what inspired this incident. 

Another spin off of this fascination with Isak is that she wrote, unknown to me until now, " Babbitt's Feist", which is another movie that I have watched and liked very much.

Well, back to reading the next short story, Alkmene.