Bror Blixen The Africa Letters Author:G. F. V. Kleen (editor), Bror Blixen Pioneer, big-game hunter, socialite and lover, Bror Blixen was a giant in a land of giants. He figures prominently in such masterpieces of East African literature as Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, West with the Night by Beryl Markham, and Straight On Till Morning by Mary S. Lovell. The subject of much gossip and misinf... more »ormation painting him as a ruthless and indiscriminate philanderer, Bror Blixen was actually a man of great sensitivity and depth. The letters contained in this volume reveal a man endowed with a keen wit, great courage, and a deeply felt love of the Africa that became his home.
Bror Blixen arrived in the wild country of British East Africa with his young wife Tanne (Isak Dinesen) in 1913. Rarely have a land and a man made such a perfect fit. "Bursting with good health" and enjoying "the splendors of Africa," Bror carved a farm out of the wilderness about him. He learned not merely to survive but flourish in the harsh countryside, becoming one of the truly great big-game hunters of his generation. he was equally at home in sophisticated society, counting among his friends such luminaries as the Prince of Wales.
His letters take the reader back to a time that seems somehow more vivid than our own day, a time when courage, grace, and style were essential elements of living.« less