Date of birth: 17 April 1885
Date of death: 7 September 1962
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Isak Dinesen wrote works both in Danish and in English. She is best known, at least in English, for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into highly acclaimed, Academy Award-winning motion pictures. In Denmark she is best known for her works Out of Africa (Danish Den afrikanske Farm) and Seven Gothic Tales (Danish Syv fantastiske Fortællinger). ([Source][1].)

[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Blixen

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