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Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen): Out of Africa

Written with astonishing clarity and an unsentimental intelligence, Out of Africa portrays a way of life that has disappeared for ever.
ISBN: 9780141183336
Author: Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)
Page: 330
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2008
Format: Book
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
Language: English
Ages: adult

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Price: 3 750 Ft

Stock: 1-10 copies

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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 experience. A poignant farewell to her beloved farm, Out of Africa describes her strong friendship with the poeple of the area, her affection for the landscape and animals, and great love for the adventurer Denys Finch-Hatton.

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