Out of Africa & Shadows on the Grass
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Out of Africa & Shadows on the Grass
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Susan Lyons
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Susan Lyons
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Isak Dinesen
About this listen
In this audiobook, 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 country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game that were her near neighbors--lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes--and of Lulu, the little gazelle who came to live with her, unbelievably ladylike and beautiful.
Shadows on the Grass:
Isak Dinesen takes up the absorbing story of her life in Kenya begun in the unforgettable Out of Africa, which she published under the name of Karen Blixen. With warmth and humanity these four stories illuminate her love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. The first three were written in the 1950s and the last, 'Echoes from the Hills', was written especially for this volume in the summer of 1960 when the author was in her seventies. In all they provide a moving final chapter to her African reminiscences.
Perhaps the book would be much more enthralling for those who had never been to Africa, especially in the days when Africa was an exotic and mysterious place.
I have been to Africa so I found the first part of the book a little hard going as it was just a recount, a documentary of things. But I really noticed the refinement and enhancement of Blixens writing in the second part, Shadows on the Grass, which I enjoyed the most.
The story shows how not only times have changed but people, of all races and while some today are quick to call Karen Blixen a racist it is clear that she had a deep understanding of the people she lived with and cared for in the context of the times and she was widely loved and respected by them, so much so that they maintained contact for many, many years.
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