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Out of Africa
by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen
This was the second time that I read this book. The first time I read it was just after the movie came out in 1986, and upon this second pass I have a greater appreciation for how the screenwriters merged Karen Blixen's writing with her biography to come up with a more traditional (chronological) story.
Blixen's writing is nostalgic and poetic as she paints a picture of colonial Africa from the perspective of a colonizer. I loved her descriptions (beautifully written), but the stories in the book are more or less vignettes, so don't expect a typical novel if you pick up this book: it's not written chronologically. The fragments of her memories she shares are selective but give insight to a different time and place. Karen Blixen loved Africa and the people she met there. This book is a testament to that love.
Blixen's writing is nostalgic and poetic as she paints a picture of colonial Africa from the perspective of a colonizer. I loved her descriptions (beautifully written), but the stories in the book are more or less vignettes, so don't expect a typical novel if you pick up this book: it's not written chronologically. The fragments of her memories she shares are selective but give insight to a different time and place. Karen Blixen loved Africa and the people she met there. This book is a testament to that love.