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Out of Africa
Isak Dinesen
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Description for Out of Africa
Paperback. 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. This book presents her experiences and friendships with the people around her. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm. Instantly drawn to the land, she spent her happiest years there until the plantation failed. Karen Blixen was forced to return to Denmark in 1931 and it was there that she wrote this classic account of her experiences. A poignant farewell to her beloved farm, Out of Africa describes her strong friendships with the people of her area, her affection for the landscape and animals, and great love for the adventurer Denys Finch-Hatton.
Written with astonishing clarity and an unsentimental intelligence, Out of Africa ... Read moreportrays a way of life that has disappeared for ever.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141183336
SKU
V9780141183336
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Isak Dinesen
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Out of Africa
Compelling...a story of passion...and a movingly poetic tribute to a lost land
The Times
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