Babette’s Feast
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Babette’s Feast is a celebrated short story by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) about a French refugee who transforms a strict Danish religious community through an extravagant, grace-filled meal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptationAward | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationAwardYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Gabriel Axel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Babette’s Feast (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Babettes gæstebud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Isak Dinesen
NERFINISHED
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Karen Blixen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonymRelationship | Karen Blixen wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Babette Hersant
NERFINISHED
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Martine NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a French refugee who becomes a cook for a Danish religious community ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Babette spends her winnings on an extravagant French dinner
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Babette wins a lottery ⓘ the meal transforms a strict religious community ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Lutheran pietist community ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on food and culture
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courses on theology and literature ⓘ |
| symbolism |
food as an expression of love
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the feast symbolizes divine grace ⓘ |
| theme |
art and spirituality
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austerity versus abundance ⓘ community and reconciliation ⓘ grace ⓘ hospitality ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
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