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Hammershoi is, in a certain sense, the Danish Vermeer, an artist whom he occasionally paraphrased. That is to say, a quietist painter obsessed by subtle effects of light, forgotten very soon after his death, but rediscovered and turned into a demi-god by a later generation.

"Why do we do what we do?" This may seem like a simple question at first; in practice however, the closer we examine where our decisions come from, the less intention and independent reasoning we find. Instead, we find primitive instincts and ideas that are often based on nothing more than the imagination of someone who has been dead for centuries.

Our story begins, when a jealous husband decapitates his wife and then, when her severed head speaks to him one last time, he decides to turn himself in to the police out of sheer terror. Witnesses are called. A protocol is written up. Deeply unsettled by what they had seen and heard, unprepared to be alone with their thoughts, the witnesses decide to dine together. What follows is an evening of storytelling — legends, rumors, and reminiscences - by these very different individuals, as they all ponder the possibility of life after death.

One of the last true classics of Russian literature and 1933 Nobel Laureate for literature, Ivan Bunin brings you a series of relationship tales as diverse as the seasons and far more engrossing.

Serafima Nichols decided a cross-country road trip from North Carolina to Oregon would be an adventure. Little did she know that somewhere in the middle of nowhere, this adventure would take a very unsettling turn.