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Out of Africa
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Literature Guide - Out of Africa
Dinesen, Isak Published 1937
I Introduction
Isak Dinesen's autobiographical novel, Out of Africa, recounts the years she spent on a coffee plantation in East Africa (now Kenya). Published in 1937, the book won critical and popular acclaim, especially in Britain and the United States. A 1985 film version, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture, prompted a resurgence of interest in the book and helped place it on the bestseller list several years after the authors death. ...
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