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Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Out of Africa about?
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. The Random House colophon made its debut in February 1927 on the cover of a little pamphlet called "Announcement Number One." Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, the company's founders, had acquired the Modern Library from publishers Boni and Liveright two years earlier. One day, their friend the illustrator Rockwell Kent stopped by their office. Cerf later recalled, "Rockwell was sitting at my desk facing Donald, and we were talking about doing a few books on the side, when suddenly I got an inspiration and said, 'I've got the name for our publishing house. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Let's call it Ra
Who reads Out of Africa?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)
- Publisher
- Stellar Classics
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394604985
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Travel
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Out of Africa ; and, Shadows on the grass (1989)
- Out of Africa ; and, Shadows on the grass (1985)
- dunkel lockende Welt, (1988)
- Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International) (2011)
- Out of Africa (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books) (1992)
- Out of Africa ; and, Shadows on the grass (1937)
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