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Out of Africa Karen Blixen
Biography/Autobiography
Memoir
USD$6,000

Description

Reprint; text in Danish. Signed by Karen Blixen and inscribed to a former owner at Blixen's long-time residence, Rungstedlund, which currently operates at the Karen Blixen Museum. Bound in publisher's green printed wraps illustrated by Peter Holm. Near Fine with light wear to wraps at extremities and spine, and a small split to the bottom of the front spine joint. Blixen's account of her years living in Africa, which was published in the English language as Out of Africa under Blixen's pseudonym Isak Dinesen. Signed copies are scarce.

About Out of Africa

Out of Africa is Karen Blixen's poignant memoir that details her life on a coffee plantation in Kenya. Through lyrical prose, Blixen reflects on the beauty, challenges, and friendships experienced during her stay from 1914 to 1931.