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Out of Africa
  

Out of Africa (Paperback)

de Karen Blixen (Author), Isak Dinesen (Author) "I HAD A FARM in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills ..." En savoir plus
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Kliatt, January 1992

"This audiobook is stirring and remarkable." --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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In this book, 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.

The Random House colophon made its debut in February 1927 on the cover of a little pamphlet called "Announcement Number One." Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, the company's founders, had acquired the Modern Library from publishers Boni and Liveright two years earlier. One day, their friend the illustrator Rockwell Kent stopped by their office. Cerf later recalled, "Rockwell was sitting at my desk facing Donald, and we were talking about doing a few books on the side, when suddenly I got an inspiration and said, 'I've got the name for our publishing house. We just said we were go-ing to publish a few books on the side at random. Let's call it Random House.' Donald liked the idea, and Rockwell Kent said, 'That's a great name. I'll draw your trademark.' So, sitting at my desk, he took a piece of paper and in five minutes drew Random House, which has been our colophon ever since." Throughout the years, the mission of Random House has remained consistent: to publish books of the highest quality, at random. We are proud to continue this tradition today.

This edition is set from the first American edition of 1937 and commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of Random House.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Beautifully written, Jui 28 2005
Par Sancho Mahle (Charlotte, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Out of Africa (Hardcover)
I consider Out of Africa to be the best-written portrayal of Africa by a foreign writer. She did a great job in her portrayal, indicating that she was well versed not only with the land, but also with the native African peoples she met and knew as well as their way of life. The fact that Karen respected that way of life made her to have a deep understanding of their customs and lives at a time of colonialism where European settlers lived an exclusive life from the natives and only dealt with them as sources of cheap labor. I could not help recalling other titles set in the colonial era such as DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE and NOWHERE IN AFRICA. However, Karen towered above the others in her unique style of recounting her stories.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Julie Harris does a perfect read, Jui 16 2004
Par D. Kelly "deekay2" (Richmond, CA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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It's amazing how each media gives a completely different feel of this fabulous book. Dinesen's book gets 5 stars. The movie gets 5 stars for telling the stories in the book as well as its beautiful handling of the relationship between Karen and Denys. The audiotape of the book would get 5 stars as well, if it was unabridged. Julie Harris gives me goosebumps (in a good way!)
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3.0étoiles sur 5 An incomplete version, Avril 16 2004
If you want the full version of Out of Africa, this is not the audio book for you - its abridged.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Lovely but incomplete
Blixen writes beautifully. It is interesting to note that English was not her native tongue but that she paints with it a beautiful portrait of Kenya between the world wars, its... Read more
Publié le Mars 7 2004 par GEORGE R. FISHER

5.0étoiles sur 5 I could almost see the mountains
Upon hearing of this book from catcher in the Rye I decided to read it on a whim. Isak Dinesen's love for the land that she called home shown through in every remarkable story... Read more
Publié le Déc 29 2003 par chsgrace

5.0étoiles sur 5 A hymn of praise and love for what was once Africa
Out of Africa is the very best of many memoirs of Africa in the early part of this century, the era before two World Wars changed that continent completely. Read more
Publié le Aoû 6 2003 par Peggy Vincent

5.0étoiles sur 5 a return to africa
how can the reader not adore her? ten stars for karen blixen........and 100 for africa........where we honeymoned in 1970. i went back to nairobi with izak dinesen.
Publié le Mai 26 2003 par blanche m swedberg

4.0étoiles sur 5 Struggles
Isak Dinesen's novel Out of Africa is a recollection of her time spent in Africa while struggling to cope with the immensely different cultures and struggling to run a coffee farm... Read more
Publié le Mai 8 2003 par Peter Holowesko

5.0étoiles sur 5 Masterpiece
This book is not longer than other books, but it is not a fast read. It is not such that you cannot put it down. Yet it is the best book I have ever read. Read more
Publié le Janv. 28 2003 par M.I.

4.0étoiles sur 5 Some scattered fragmented passages can't derail the power
For anyone who's ever had to leave somewhere and never forgotten it, this is a must read.

You really get a strong sense of heartache here when Blixen is forced to give up her... Read more

Publié le Aoû 20 2002 par JR

5.0étoiles sur 5 luminous and magical as the African moon over her farm
Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) has been elevated to star status by the feminists for her independent stance and courage, but don't read this book because of that. Read more
Publié le Aoû 9 2002 par Karen Sampson Hudson

4.0étoiles sur 5 Experiencing Africa
I think that when someone writes his/her memories or an autobiography, more than sharing an experience with the readers he / she wants to come to terms with something that... Read more
Publié le Janv. 25 2002 par Alysson Oliveira

4.0étoiles sur 5 A TRUE LOVE STORY
Isak Dinesen has in this work brought to life the beauty of living in the African wild. Her story told through the eyes of heart break is able to take the reader into the wilds of... Read more
Publié le Janv. 1 2002 par MANESHKA ELIATAMBY

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