Out of Africa by Karen Blixen (English) Paperback Book

Description: Out of Africa by Karen Blixen From the moment the author arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, she spent her happiest years on the farm. In this title, her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The lyrical and luminous memoir of Kenya that launched a million tourist trailsI had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills . . . Up in this high air you breathed easily . . . you woke up in the morning and thought- Here I am, where I ought to be.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, Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm, and her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs.Out of Africa is the story of a remarkable and unconventional woman, and of a way of life that has vanished for ever. Author Biography Karen Blixen 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 managed a coffee plantation in Kenya until they divorced in 1925. She continued on the farm until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Rungsted in 1931.Although she had written occasional contributions to Danish periodicals since 1905 (under the nom de plume of Osceola), her real debut took place in 1934 with the publication of Seven Gothic Tales, written in English under the pen name, Isak Dinesen. Out of Africa (1937) is an autobiographical account of the years she spent in Kenya. All of her subsequent books were published in both English and Danish, including Winters Tales (1942) and The Angelic Avengers (1936). Among her other collections of stories are Last Tales (1957), Anecdotes of Destiny (1958), Shadows on the Grass (1960) and posthumously Ehrengard (1963). In the 1950s she was mentioned several times as a candidate to receive the Noble Prize in Literature.Baroness Blixen died in Rungsted in 1962. In 1991 her house was opened as The Karen Blixen Museum. Review A work of sincere power ... a fine lyrical study of life in East Africa -- Harold Nicolson * Daily Telegraph *A compelling story of passion and a movingly poetic tribute to a lost land * The Times *With its lyrical and luminous picture of Kenya, it launched a million tourist trails * Guardian * Review Text A work of sincere power ... a fine lyrical study of life in East Africa Review Quote A work of sincere power ... a fine lyrical study of life in East Africa Details ISBN0241951437 Year 2011 ISBN-10 0241951437 ISBN-13 9780241951439 Media Book Pages 336 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 967.6203092 Language English Short Title OUT OF AFRICA Format Paperback Series Penguin Essentials UK Release Date 2011-04-07 Author Karen Blixen Publication Date 2011-04-07 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-05-12 AU Release Date 2011-05-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:35386925;

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