Out of Africa (Cresset Library) - Hardcover

Blixen, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712624058 ISBN 13: 9780712624053

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1989

Synopsis

This is an illustrated memoir of Karen Blixen's life in Kenya, where she ran a coffee plantation at Ngong, initially with her husband until their divorce in 1921, and then on her own until the collapse of the coffee market in 1931. Fully illustrated with contemporary paintings and photographs as well as drawings by a present-day Kenyan artist, the book is a portrait of day to day life on a struggling coffee plantation, eccentric European settlers, the Africans and the beauty and wildness of the land. "Out of Africa" was released as a feature film in 1985, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack. Other works by Karen Blixen published under her pen name Isak Dinesen include "Seven Gothic Tales", "The Angelic Avengers", "Winter's Tales", "Anecdotes of Destiny", "Shadows on the Grass", "Ehrengard" and a collection of her letters, "Letters from Africa".

About this title

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)

From the Back Cover:

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, Karen 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. Out of Africa was made into a highly acclaimed film, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, and won seven Oscars.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0712624058
• ISBN 13: 9780712624053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288