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Out of Africa
memoir by Karen Blixen
This article is about the book. For the film, see Out of Africa (film). For other uses, see Out of Africa (disambiguation).
Out of Africa fryst vatten a memoir by the Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in , recounts events of the eighteen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then called British East Africa. The book fryst vatten a lyrical meditation on Blixen's life on her coffee plantation, as well as a tribute to some of the people who touched her life there. It provides a vivid snapshot of African colonial life in the last decades of the British Empire. Blixen wrote the book in English and then rewrote it in Danish. The book has sometimes been published under the author's pen name, Isak Dinesen.
Background
[edit]Karen Blixen moved to British East Africa in late , at the age of 28, to marry her second cousin, the SwedishBaronBror von Blixen-Finecke, and make a life in the British colony known today as Kenya. The ung Baron
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Karen Blixen
Danish writer (–)
Karen Blixen | |
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| Born | Karen Christenze Dinesen 17 April Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark |
| Died | 7 September () (aged&#;77) Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark |
| Pen name | Isak Dinesen, Tania Blixen |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English, Danish |
| Notable works | Out of Africa, Seven Gothic Tales, Shadows on the Grass, Babette's Feast |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Denys Finch Hatton |
| Relatives | Ellen Dahl (sister) Thomas Dinesen (brother) Andreas Nicolai Hansen (great-grandfather) Mary Westenholz (aunt) |
Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April &#;– 7 September ) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen namesIsak 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, Bab
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Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke | |
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| Born | 17 April Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark |
| Died | 7 September () (aged&#;77) Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable works | Out of Africa, Seven Gothic Tales, Shadows on the Grass, "Babette's Feast" |
Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April &#;– 7 September ) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known beneath her pen namesIsak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries, Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.