{"product_id":"out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-paperback","title":"Out of Africa: And Shadows on the Grass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsak Dinesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Africa, it is the story of Dinesen's years in Africa--together with Shadows on the Grass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith classic simplicity and a painter's feeling for atmosphere and detail, Isak Dinesen tells of the years she spent from 1914 to 1931 managing a coffee plantation in Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsak Dinesen\u003c\/b\u003e is the pseudonym of Karen Blixen, born in Denmark in 1885. After her marriage in 1914 to Baren Bror Blixen, she and her husband lived in British East Africa, where they owned a coffee plantation. She divorced from her husband in 1921 but continued to manage the plantation for another ten years, until the collapse of the coffee market forced her to sell the property and return to Denmark in 1931. There she began to write in English under the nom de plume Isak Dinesen. Her first book, and literary success, was \u003ci\u003eSeven Gothic Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e It was followed by \u003ci\u003eOut of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Angelic Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e (written under the pseudonym Pierre Andrézel), \u003ci\u003eWinter's Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnecdotes of Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEhrengard\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756902646048,"sku":"9780679724759","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/072f5d75c1effa10afc5eacd8c24d8ae.webp?v=1780088838","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}