Isak Dinesen 6 Books Out of Africa Biography Fiction Novels Gothic Tales Letters

by Isak Dinesen

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For sale are six books including fiction by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), the memoir Out of Africa, and collected letters of herself and her husband Bror Blixen: (1) Out of Africa and Shadow on the Grass "Dinesen famously recounted her experiences as a Danish pioneer in Kenta in her widely acclaimed book, “Out of Africa.” “Shadows” is a modest appendix to her earlier work and adds details not included in the first autographical book. The four sections of the book serve as short reports of her stay." (2) Winter Tales - folk tales set in Denmark (3) Seven Gothic Tales - dark fantasy stories (4) Ehrengard - "A fairy-tale set in the early-19th century in the Grand Duchy of Babenhausen. The story revolves around the desire of the court painter, Herr Cazotte, to seduce Ehrengard, maid of honour to Princess Ludmilla." (5) Letters from Africa 1914-1931 by Isak Dinesen (6) Bror Blixen: The Africa Letters edited with Introduction by G. F. V. Kleen "Danish countess Karen Blixen, known as Isak Dineson, ran a coffee plantation in Kenya in the years when Africa remained a romantic and formidable continent to most Europeans. Out of Africa is her account of her life there, with stories of her respectful relationships with the Masai, Kikuyu, and Somali natives who work on her land; the European friends who visit her; and the imposing permanence of the wild, high land itself. Stage and television actress Julie Harris delivers a reading that is emotionally charged and reflective, recreating Dine

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Year: 1989
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780679724759
• Condition: Good

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