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One of the great figures in twentieth century literature is Isak Dinesen (the pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen). At the age of twenty-seven, she left Denmark and sailed for East Africa to marry her Swedish cousin, Baron Bror Blixen. Together they bought a four-thousand-acre coffee plantation in Kenya. For the next seventeen years she managed the plantation, even after she and her husband separated, and she recorded the experience in two memorable books, Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass, both of which are filled with her affection for and understanding of the land and its people.
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As much as I loved the movie "Out of Africa" the story in words takes on a whole new dimension. The short story "Shadows on the Grass" was a pure pleasure to read. I highly recommend this book.
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This breathtaking story is so rich and descriptive that it puts the movie to shame. Out of Africa is a MUST READ.
Isak Dinesen's memoir of her years living in and managing a coffee plantation in Kenya in the early years of the 20th century. Beautifully written with an exquisite eye for detail.
Baroness Karen Blixen in the twentieth century at the age of twenty-seven left Denmark and sailed for East Africa to marry her Swedish cousin, Baron Bror Blixen. Together they bought a four-thousand-acre coffee plantation in Kenya. For the next seventeen years she managed the plantation, even after she and her husband separated, and she recorded the expeience in two memorable books, Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass.
Out of Africa is a classic, a wonderfully written tale of a young woman who marries her cousin, moves to Africa and manages a 4,000 acre coffee plantation while she learns to love Africa. I did not read Shadows on the Grass, but it covers Baroness Karen Blixen's life in Africa as well.
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