![]() ![]() ![]() When Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, it’s said that he claimed Isak Dinesen was more deserving of it than him. Beyond that, she is one of those rare writers who understands people, who understands life, and is able to express her thoughts in ways that ring true for the reader. The prose throughout the book is beautiful, and you can feel her love for Africa and its people on every page. ![]() I knew basically from the iconic first line, “I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Ngong Hills”, that I would enjoy this book and I’m so glad I read it! The basic outline of the book–a wealthy woman moving from Europe to Africa in the 1920s and running a coffee farm there (largely on her own) for 17 years–is promising, but Isak Dinesen really pulled off a work of literature here.įirst of all, she can write. Places Explored: Kenya, especially Nairobi and the Ngong Hills area Author: Isak Dinesen (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) ![]()
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