Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Ind. recently issued the following announcement.
Event Name: National Danish Book Club (Virtual) - Babette's Feast - Museum of Danish America
Event Type(s): Community
Description:
Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with this new nationwide book club! The virtual group discussions will take place via Zoom.
On Tuesday, December 14th, 7 - 8 pm (CST), we will discuss Babette's Feast by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen).
Register online here: https://bit.ly/30BPKaa. Registration is required. After you register, a link to the Zoom meeting and a password will be sent to the email you provide.
More information is available on the NWDA website: www.northwestdanish.org/nationalbookclub
Event Date: 12/14/2021
Event Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Location:
Virtual Event - Museum of Danish America
Virtual Event
Elk Horn , IA 51531
Details:
About the book: Denmark, 1870s. Two deeply religious elderly sisters living in an isolated village take in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian war, Babette. She becomes their housekeeper and is happy to work for no pay. 14 years later, Babette wins a large amount of money in a lottery. The event coincides with the 100th anniversary of the birth of the sisters’ father, a devout Christian minister who had a great following in the village. Babette decides to throw a great dinner for the remaining followers to honor the occasion. One thing: the dinner will be French and once the ingredients start to arrive, the unsophisticated villagers suspect that something unholy is about to take place.
Original source can be found here.
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