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It is a highly personal account of a period in the authors life roughly 19 to 1931. Out of africa german hardcover january 1, 1980 by karen blixen author 3. Blixen is best known for out of africa, an account of her life while living in. Out of africa is a memoir by the danish author karen blixen, whose pen name was isak dinesen. From the moment karen blixen arrived in kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to africa. Her work is unique, as it combines elements of different genres from thriller to travel writing, from the philosophical to the lyrical prose comedy. Karen blixen moved to kenya in 1914, and spent almost twenty years in that country.
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A really atmospheric book, which gives us great insight into the life in early 20th century kenia. A spirited and independent woman makes africa her home. While reading i had the movie in the back of my mind but the book goes much deeper into the should of the baroness blixen and you love her and you want to feel her and some time you do as well as africa. Mar 21, 2016 download out of isak dinesen in africa. Karen blixen, a danish baroness one of the most original writers of the xx century. The karen blixen camp offers an authentic yesteryear experience for visitors wishing. She had come to kenya from denmark with her husband, and when they separated she stayed on to manage the farm by herself, visited frequently by her lover, the biggame hunter denys finchhatton, for whom she would make up stories like. The choice to present karen blixen astrologically an extraordinary talented writer karen blixen.
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