by Karen Blixen · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141183336
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«Out of Africa» is Karen Blixen's memoir, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (336 pages, in English).
In 1914 Karen Blixen settled in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee plantation; the country captivated her and she lived her happiest years there until the business failed. Forced to return to Denmark in 1931, she recreated her memories: the Ngong Hills, life on the farm, her friendships with the local population, the nearby wildlife, and her love for Denys Finch-Hatton.
This book originally appeared in 1937; this Penguin Modern Classics edition dates from 2001. Karen Blixen also wrote under the name Isak Dinesen.
It is a work for readers of memoirs and travel literature, and for those seeking a classic chronicle of life in Kenya.
Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke 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.
