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Learn more"When I was a young girl, it was very far from my thoughts to go to Africa, nor did I dream then that an African farm should be the place in which I should be perfectly happy."
After the failure of her coffee farm, Karen Blixen returned to Denmark, where she wrote this classic account of her experiences. Out of Africa is a celebration of her life there and her friendship with the various peoples of the area. Her sympathetic response to the landscape and animals are drawn with warmth and unusual clarity.
Isak Dinesen (1885–1962) was the pen name of Danish author Karen Blixen. She was also published under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel and wrote works in Danish, French, and English. She is best known for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and one of her stories, Babette’s Feast, both of which have been adapted into highly acclaimed, Academy Award–winning motion pictures. Her family estate in Rungsted, Denmark, was opened to the public as a museum in 1991.
Julie Harris is one of America’s most versatile and gifted performers. She starred as Lilimae Clements in the popular series Knots Landing. She is best known to theater audiences for her Tony Award–winning portrayal of poet Emily Dickinson in the one-woman show The Belle of Amherst.
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“The book’s love affair is with Africa, and Dinesen’s writings capture its majestic beauty: the land, wildlife, and Kenyan people…Out of Africa will generate thoughtful discussions of colonialism, feminism, religion, and spirituality.”
[Dinesen’s] honest approach to writing shows her observance and independence. Both of these traits are very attractive in a writer and they make for very interesting and indispensable read.”
“A beautiful and heartrending book.”
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