Out of Africa
by Dinesen, Isak
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
Out of Africa is a memoir by Isak Dinesen, a nom de plume used by the Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then British East Africa. The book is a lyrical meditation on Blixen’s life on her coffee plantation, as well as a tribute to some of the people who touched her life there. It is also a vivid snapshot of African colonial life in the last decades of the British Empire.
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- Seller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 040831
- Title
- Out of Africa
- Author
- Dinesen, Isak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used: Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.31 lbs
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