Literature · 1885–1962

Karen Blixen

Danish author who wrote the memoir Out of Africa

Did you know?Ernest Hemingway famously stated that she should have won the Nobel Prize in Literature instead of him.

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

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Born: April 17, 1885 · Rungstedlund, Denmark
Died: September 7, 1962
Nationality: Danish
Known for: Literature

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Father: Wilhelm Dinesen
Mother: Ingeborg Dinesen
Spouse: Bror von Blixen-Finecke

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