Out of Africa

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Evocative memoir of vanished life in Kenya.

If you're yearning for a journey to a bygone era, "Out of Africa" is your portal to colonial Kenya through the eyes of Karen Blixen. Her poetic prose wraps the landscapes and cultures of Africa in a rapture of love and loss. It's a book that not only tells of her own adventures but also paints a broader picture of life's impermanence and beauty. This isn't just a memoir; it's an experience in longing and belonging.

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Out of Africa

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ISBN: 9780140279979
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1998-07-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
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In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game that were her near neighbors--lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes--and of Lulu, the little gazelle who came to live with her, unbelievably ladylike and beautiful. This edition is set from the first American edition of 1937 and commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of Random House.
 

Evocative memoir of vanished life in Kenya.

If you're yearning for a journey to a bygone era, "Out of Africa" is your portal to colonial Kenya through the eyes of Karen Blixen. Her poetic prose wraps the landscapes and cultures of Africa in a rapture of love and loss. It's a book that not only tells of her own adventures but also paints a broader picture of life's impermanence and beauty. This isn't just a memoir; it's an experience in longing and belonging.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.