Out of Africa

Book • 1937

Out of Africa is a lyrical memoir by Karen Blixen, written under the pen name Isak Dinesen.

The book recounts her eighteen years in Kenya, detailing her experiences on a coffee plantation and her relationships with the local people and fellow expatriates.

It is a poignant reflection on colonial life, love, and loss, structured as a series of anecdotes rather than a chronological narrative.

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Mentioned as a great book with a nice quote.

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Re-Imagine Law

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Megan McArdle

as an author whose work is referenced when discussing the barbaric treatments for syphilis before the advent of penicillin.

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Megan McArdle on the Oedipus Trap

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Michael Moynihan

in the context of Afrocentrism

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Edward Norton

when discussing the adaptation of books into films, using "Out of Africa" as an example of a successful adaptation that deviated from the source material.