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	Out of Africa (Penguin Modern Classics) by Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 813 EAN 9780141183336 ISBN 0141183330 Manufacturer Penguin Classics Number Of Pages 336 Publication Date September 27, 2001 Publisher Penguin Classics Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product Description From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, Karen Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm and her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs. 'Out of Africa' is the story of a remarkable and unconventional woman and of a way of life that has vanished for ever. From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, Karen Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm and her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs. 'Out of Africa' is the story of a remarkable and unconventional woman and of a way of life that has vanished for ever. ISAK DINESEN was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art at Copenhagen, Paris and Rome, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke, in 1914. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce in 1921, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark in 1931. Although she had written occasional contributions to Danish periodicals since 1905 (under the nom de plume of Osceola), her real debut took place in 1934 with the publication of Seven Gothic Tales, written in English under her pen-name. Out of Africa (1937) is an autobiographical account of the years she spent in Kenya. Most of her subsequent books were published in English and Danish simultaneously, including Winter's Tales (1942) and The Angelic Avengers (1946), under the name of Pierre Andrezol. Among her other collections of stories are Last Tales (1957), Anecdotes of Destiny (1958), Shadows on the Grass (1960) and Ehrengard (1963). All of these books are published by Penguin. Baroness Blixen died in Rungsted in 1962. Customers who bought this item also bought Out of Africa The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Scribner Classics) Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass West with the Night The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Customer Reviews for: Out of Africa (Penguin Modern Classics) Rating - Out of Africa I did not enjoy this book because I found that it was very long and did not "Catch" the reader. I kept reading only because I was doing a review on it and I had to keep reading. I saw the movie and it is much better! Rating - Wonderfull book that gives a picture of a strong woman Karen Blixen (Isac Dinesen) is one of Denmarks best writers. Out of Africa is her main book that tells the story of her life in Africa. Read the book it is much more than the loveaffair with Dennys Finck-Hatton (Out of Africa with R. Redford and M. Streep) The book gives a wonderfull picture of Blixens relationship with the natives and have that ancient athmosphere that appears in all colonial litterature. Read the book it ... Read More See all books by author Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen

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