Isak Dinesen
Hardcover | Pages: 399 pages Rating: 3.96 | 32016 Users | 1846 Reviews
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| Title | : | Out of Africa |
| Author | : | Isak Dinesen |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 399 pages |
| Published | : | 1992 by Modern Library (first published 1937) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Cultural. Africa. Classics. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography |
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Out of Africa is Isak Dinesen's memoir of her years in Africa, from 1914 to 1931, on a four-thousand-acre coffee plantation in the hills near Nairobi. She had come to Kenya from Denmark with her husband, and when they separated she stayed on to manage the farm by herself, visited frequently by her lover, the big-game hunter Denys Finch-Hatton, for whom she would make up stories "like Scheherazade." In Africa, "I learned how to tell tales," she recalled many years later. "The natives have an ear still. I told stories constantly to them, all kinds." Her account of her African adventures, written after she had lost her beloved farm and returned to Denmark, is that of a master storyteller, a woman whom John Updike called "one of the most picturesque and flamboyant literary personalities of the century."Be Specific About Books Supposing Out of Africa
| Original Title: | Out of Africa |
| ISBN: | 0679600213 (ISBN13: 9780679600213) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Gustav Mohr, Isak Dinesen |
| Setting: | Africa Nairobi(Kenya) Kenya |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 32016 Users | 1846 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Out of Africa
I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills.I visited Karen Blixens house in Rungsted last week and was immediately drawn into her magical realm of cross-cultural storytelling and awe-inspiring life. I bought this book there, the cover of which was painted by Blixen herself, and immersed myself in the incredible story of her life in Africa. (I visited the house with my mother years ago but didnt embark upon Blixens oeuvre until recently. As with all of literature, timing and readinessI had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. This very first line of Dinesen's memoir is like down Alice's rabbit hole; Platform Nine and three quarters, King's Cross or that cyclone that took Dorothy to Oz. Except this time, the world is a real one. Though not imaginary, it isn't lacking in adventures because of that and is unlike anything that modern city dwelling readers can know. It is a sad hardship and slavery to people who live in towns, that in their movements they know of
I chose to read this book in high school as one of those free-reading things for which you later have to give a presentation. This is a book about Africa for white people who want to go on a safari and see the cool animals, which is basically what the author did. I kinda hated Karen Blixen for her condescending attitude towards the "natives" and I felt the whole book was nothing but pretentious, self-aggrandizing bullshit. If I had had any courage, I would have done two things differently for my
This book is a series of stories about the author's life while living in Kenya. I was interested by her observations of the local wildlife and the local Natives, with each having aspects of their personalities that were influenced by their tribe. For the most part, though, I actually felt bored. It took me an entire week to finish this 330 page book. I was not really surprised to see the typical European Colonial Arrogance (it was a very serious medical condition) but that didn't make it any
4.5 stars"I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills Everything that you saw made for greatness and freedom, and unequalled nobility."A beautiful and evocative memoir of Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke, Out of Africa is a tribute to that magnificent continent from a woman who truly loved both the land and its people. One must remember while reading this memoir that it was written during a period of colonialism, but I never sensed that Blixen felt herself superior to the native
I once had a crush on Karen Blixen, at the shores of Rungstedlund. Travelling my life like Odysseus the mythical Mediterranean seas, I found myself in front of a majestic house on a strip of Danish coastline, some ten years ago, and in the company of my lively bunch of toddlers, aged approximately 4, 2.5 and 0.5 years. While I walked reverently in the footsteps of Karen Blixen, studiously scrutinising every single letter and photograph on display in the exhibition, my family ran wild outside,
Out Of Africa is the poignant memoir of Karen Blixen, a Danish woman, who lived on a coffee farm in Kenya for many years. It is not a strict chronological biography, more a rambling series of memories. Beautifully written, it portrays a life among the native peoples, wild vistas and animals. This one will stay with you for a long while. Recommended.
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