Out of Africa (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books)

Dinesen, Isak

ISBN 10: 0679600213 / ISBN 13: 9780679600213

Published by Modern Library, 1992

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Synopsis:

In describing her experiences managing a coffee plantation in Kenya, the author provides insight into the nature of African life

About the Author: Isak Dinesen is the pseudonym of Karen Blixen, born in Denmark in 1885. After her marriage in 1914 to Baren Bror Blixen, she and her husband lived in British East Africa, where they owned a coffee plantation. She divorced from her husband in 1921 but continued to manage the plantation for another ten years, until the collapse of the coffee market forced her to sell the property and return to Denmark in 1931. There she began to write in English under the nom de plume Isak Dinesen. Her first book, and literary success, was Seven Gothic Tales. It was followed by Out of Africa, The Angelic Avengers (written under the pseudonym Pierre Andrézel), Winter's Tales, Last Tales, Anecdotes of Destiny, Shadows on the Grass, and Ehrengard. She died in 1962.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Out of Africa (Modern Library 100 Best ...
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good