Letters from Africa
E796381
Letters from Africa is a collection of Isak Dinesen’s (Karen Blixen’s) personal letters that vividly chronicle her years living and running a coffee farm in colonial Kenya.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of letters ⓘ |
| author |
Isak Dinesen
NERFINISHED
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Karen Blixen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondenceForm |
personal letters
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private correspondence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
European settler society in Kenya
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Karen Blixen’s life in Kenya ⓘ colonial administration in Kenya ⓘ operation of a coffee farm ⓘ |
| documentType |
historical document
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primary source on colonial Kenya ⓘ |
| features |
accounts of farm management
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descriptions of African landscapes ⓘ observations on African cultures ⓘ reflections on colonial society ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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epistolary literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Breve fra Afrika ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRealName | Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century Danish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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coffee farming ⓘ colonial Kenya ⓘ life in Africa ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Out of Africa
NERFINISHED
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Shadows on the Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
British East Africa
NERFINISHED
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Ngong Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ near Nairobi ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1914–1931 ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Karen Blixen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenUnderPseudonym | Isak Dinesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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