Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen

416 pages first pub 1937 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time 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 cou...

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Moods

reflective 81%
adventurous 54%
emotional 41%
informative 39%
inspiring 26%
sad 18%
relaxing 17%
challenging 12%
funny 9%
lighthearted 9%
hopeful 8%
dark 6%
mysterious 4%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 34%
fast 6%

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