Out of Africa

Name: Out of Africa
ISBN: 9780679600213

Isak Dinesen

389 pages · about 6 hours
First published 1937
34 editions

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1 About this book

The author relates her experience in Kenya, describing not only her own youth but also the country's traditions and people.

Good for readers who want: a true life story and travel writing.

Country life
Biography
Indigenous peoples
Social life and customs
Description and travel
Biographies
Intellectual life
Homes and haunts

2 About Isak Dinesen

1885–1962

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while in Kenya, and for one of her stories, "Babette's Feast".

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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