The Blank Page (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Karen Christenze Dinesen
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic
- Time of Work: The nineteenth century
- Setting: Portugal
- Principal Characters: The writer, The storyteller, The lady and gentleman, The sisters, Royal Princess of Portugal, An old spinster
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Tradition, Virginity or virgins, Storytelling, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations, Weddings, Portugal or Portuguese people, Princes or princesses
- Locales: Portugal
The Story
Most stories are meant to entertain and uplift the average person, who represents the vast majority of readers. “The Blank Page,” however, is a unique story conferred on chosen listeners as a rare and distinct privilege. It is unique because it illustrates the loyalty of the storyteller to the true being of the story; it illustrates the storyteller's knowledge that when words end, silence may speak a deeper truth to one who listens for it. An old storyteller, who learned the art of storytelling from her grandmother, who in turn learned it from her grandmother,...
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