Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

329 pages first pub 1937 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Karen Blixen's Out of Africa is the lyrical and luminous memoir of Kenya that launched a million tourist trails, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills . . . Up in th...

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Moods

reflective 81%
adventurous 55%
emotional 40%
informative 39%
inspiring 27%
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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3.59

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