Out of Africa

Out of Africa is Isak Dinesen s memoir of her years in Africa, from 1914 to 1931, on a four thousand acre coffee plantation in the hills near Nairobi She had come to Kenya from Denmark with her husband, and when they separated she stayed on to manage the farm by herself, visited frequently by her lover, the big game hunter Denys Finch Hatton, for whom she would make up stories like Scheherazade In Africa, I learned how to tell tales, she recalled many years later The natives have an ear still I told stories constantly to them, all kinds Her account of her African adventures, written after she had lost her beloved farm and returned to Denmark, is that of a master storyteller, a woman whom John Updike called one of the most picturesque and flamboyant literary personalities of the century. Best Read Books Out of Africa author Isak Dinesen – kino-fada.fr Up in this air you breathed easily, drawing in a vital assurance and lightness of heart In the highlands you woke up in the morning and thought Here I am, where I ought to be Karen Blixen in 1913 Her whole life was before her.When Karen Blixen married her second cousin Baron Bror Blixen Finecke in 1914 and followed along as a devoted wife should to help him run a coffee plantation in Kenya, I m sure she had an idea of what her life was to be, but the story of our lives generally deviates Up in this air you breathed easily, drawing in a vital assurance and lightness of heart In the highlands you woke up in the morning and thought Here I am, where I ought to be Karen Blixen in 1913 Her whole life was before her.When Karen Blixen married her second cousin Baron Bror Blixen Finecke in 1914 and followed along as a devoted wife should to help him run a coffee plantation in Kenya, I m sure she had an idea of what her life was to be, but the story of our lives generally deviates from the perceptions our youthful fancies conceive Her marriage was in shambles Her husband proved a poor manager of the farm, and his sexual indiscretions had left her with a partin...I once had a crush on Karen Blixen, at the shores of Rungstedlund.Travelling my life like Odysseus the mythical Mediterranean seas, I found myself in front of a majestic house on a strip of Danish coastline, some ten years ago, and in the company of my lively bunch of toddlers, aged approximately 4, 2.5 and 0.5 years While I walked reverently in the footsteps of Karen Blixen, studiously scrutinising every single letter and photograph on display in the exhibition, my family ran wild outside, enj I once had a crush on Karen Blixen, at the shores of Rungstedlund.Travelling my life like Odysseus the mythical Mediterranean seas, I found myself in front of a majestic house on a strip of Danish coastline, some ten years ago, and in the company of my lively bunch of toddlers, aged approximately 4, 2.5 and 0.5 years While I walked reverently in the footsteps of Karen Blixen, studiou...I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills After finishing the book I turned back to read this opening line again, and in this first sentence one can sense the pride that Blixen felt for this place, and one can also feel the sadness, the disappointment in the word had , knowing that it slipped away from her at the end Losing her farm and also losing her beloved Denys Finch Hatton must have been devastati...I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills From its first sentence Out of Africa captivated me It was enchanting, old fashioned, poignant, wistful and insightful Karen Blixen s story of her life in Africa, a series of reminiscences from 1914 to 1931, portrays her love for that country the people, the land, the animals It has a fairy tale quality at times Blixen is a master story teller it s easy to understand why Denys Finch Hatton loved to hear her recount her stories TI had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills From its first sentence Out of Africa captivated me It was enchanting, old fashioned, poignant, wistful and insightful Karen Blixen s story of her life in Africa, a series of reminiscences from 1914 to 1931, portrays her love for that country the people, the land, the animals It has a fairy tale quality at times Blixen is a master story teller it s easy to understand why Denys Finch Hatton loved to hear her recount her stories The book, however, is not without its issues Of its time, the memoirs could disturb our modern sensibilities such as when she talks of whites and coloured people , or when she describes her lion hunting adventures R...I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong HillsThis very first line of Dinesen s memoir is like down Alice s rabbit hole Platform Nine and three quarters, King s Cross or that cyclone that took Dorothy to Oz Except this time, the world is a real one Though not imaginary, it isn t lacking in adventures because of that and is unlike anything that modern city dwelling readers can knowIt is a sad hardship and slavery to people who live in towns, that in their movements they know oI had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong HillsThis very first line of Dinesen s memoir is like down Alice s rabbit hole Platform Nine and three quarters, King s Cross or that cyclone that took Dorothy to Oz Except this time, the world is a real one Though not imaginary, it isn t lacking in adventures because of that and is unlike anything that modern city dwelling readers can knowIt is a sad hardship and slavery to people who live in towns, that in their movements they know of one dimension only they walk along the line as if they were led on a string The transition from the line to the plane into the two dimensions, when you wander across a field or through a wood, is a splendid liberation to the slaves, like the French Revolution But in the air you are taken into the full freedom of the thre...I chose to read this book in high school as one of those free reading things for which you later have to give a presentation This is a book about Africa for white people who want to go on a safari and see the cool animals, which is basically what the author did I kinda hated Karen Blixen for her condescending attitude towards the natives and I felt the whole book was nothing but pretentious, self aggrandizing bullshit If I had had any courage, I would have done two things differently for my I chose to read this book in high school as one of those free reading things for which you later have to give a presentation This is a book about Africa for white people who want to go on a safari and see the cool animals, which is basically what the author did I kinda hated Karen Blixen for her condescending attitude towards the natives and I felt the whole book was nothing but pretentious, self aggrandizing bullshit If I had had any courage, I would have done two things differently for my report 1 I would have read a book about Africa written by someone who has a real respect for the land, not someone who writes of Africa as if it were an out of control child that needed to be brought in line, and compared the two 2 I would have admitted to not liking the book I thought that if I said I didn t like it, I would look st...Really lovely a living, breathing piece of history with writing that will make your heart sing Of its time, certainly not politically correct with its colonial viewpoint, but nevertheless, the author s love of Africa and its people shines through I felt as though I was sitting at Scheher... I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. For better or worse, this opening sentence rekindled my love affair with literature Granted, I never lost my love of reading, but from my late teens to my early twenties, the relationship was rather shallow, mostly maintained through movies about books, comic books graphic novels still a great love for me , and role playing game books and modules, all interspersed with one night stands with real books that I loved for a night, then left o I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. For better or worse, this opening sentence rekindled my love affair with literature Granted, I never lost my love of reading, but from my late teens to my early twenties, the relationship was rather shallow, mostly maintained through movies about books, comic books graphic novels still a great love for me , and role playing game books and modules, all interspersed with one night stands with real books that I loved for a night, then left on the bedside I still engage in some these dalliances, but Out of Africa, from its first sentence, grabbed me by the lapels and ripped my shirt apart I was smitten It was the new beginning to a lifelong love of...INCANTO E CAPRICCI DEL DESTINOLa prima volta che l ho letto stato nell et in cui si ha bisogno di nemici, in cui l odio sembra nobile e tonificante, in cui uccidere i genitori, soprattutto il padre, e la sua dannata autorit , gesto vitale pur se meramente simbolico Karen Blixen incarn per me il paternalismo del colonialista, e il colonialista era un nemico.E allora non conoscevo l Africa e non ne ero ancora innamorato.Poi, leggendo Capote mi sono imbattuto in questa frase...After seeing the movie Out of Africa for the second time recently, I wondered if I would enjoy the book as well Not to worry, the book is even better since the author was a keen observer and an accomplished storyteller.Isak Dinesen is the pen name for the Baroness Karen von Blixen Finecke who came from Denmark to British East Africa Kenya with her husband in 1914 Although they soon separated, Dinesen stayed to run a large coffee plantation near Nairobi She tells stories about the customs After seeing the movie Out of Africa for the second time recently, I wondered if I would enjoy the book as well Not to worry, the book is even better since the author was a keen observer and an accomplished storyteller.Isak Dinesen is the pen name for the Baroness Karen von Blixen Finecke who came from Denmark to British East Africa Kenya with her husband in 1914 Although they soon separated, Dinesen stayed to run a large coffee plantation near Nairobi She tells stories about the customs of the native workers on the farm, the beauty of the Ngong Hills, and her British neighbors The most important person in her life was the charismatic big game hunter Denys Finch Hatton who tragically died in a plane crash in 1931 Unfortunately, the coffee plantation failed in the same yea...

• English
• 14 May 2017
Isak Dinesen
• Hardcover
• 399 pages
• 0679600213
• Isak Dinesen
• Out of Africa