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    Rungstedlund, the estate where Karen Blixen lived most
    all her life except the 17 years in Africa.  She was born
    Karen Christence Dinesen and wrote as Isak Dinesen. 

    'Out of Africa' author wrote 'Gothic Tales,' reflected on a life with lions and her lover after returning to her Danish homeland

    STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS
    PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER

    Karen Blixen returned to Denmark after her
    lover was killed in a plane crash in Africa.
    WRITER KARENBlixen might have stayed in Africa at her coffee plantation with her partner, writing about the lions she loved, had he not died in a plane crash.  After Denys Finch Hatton perished in his Gypsy Moth in 1931, the Danish born writer lost her spirit, and returned to her homeland to recharge and reflect.
    The Blixen Museum's gardens provide
    fresh flowers for the home.
    Long fans of her writing, we decided to make the trip to Rungstedlund, the Karen Blixen Museum. On a warm but rai

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    Karen Blixen

    Danish writer (1885–1962)

    Karen Blixen

    Blixen in 1957

    BornKaren Christenze Dinesen
    17 April 1885
    Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark
    Died7 September 1962(1962-09-07) (aged 77)
    Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark
    Pen nameIsak Dinesen, Tania Blixen
    OccupationWriter
    LanguageEnglish, Danish
    Notable worksOut of Africa, Seven Gothic Tales, Shadows on the Grass, Babette's Feast
    Spouse
    PartnerDenys Finch Hatton
    RelativesEllen Dahl (sister)
    Thomas Dinesen (brother)
    Andreas Nicolai Hansen (great-grandfather)
    Mary Westenholz (aunt)

    Baroness Karen Christenze 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 namesIsak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

    Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life whil

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    Baroness Karen Blixen-Finecke at Kastrup Airport CPH, Copenhagen 1957-11-02.

    Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 – September 7, 1962), néeDinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. Blixen wrote works both in Danish and in English; but is best known for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and for her story, Babette's Feast, both of which were adapted into highly acclaimed motion pictures. Dinesen's short story writing was influenced by the Bible, the stories of the Arabian nights, Aesop's Fables, the works of Homer, and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, her fellow countryman.

    Her memoirs of pioneering a coffee farm in Africa, where she had an affinity for all that was natural, brought her worldwide recognition as an authoress. Dinesen felt the native people—the Somali and the Masai tribes of Eastern Africa—with their rich tradition of oral storytelling, had an ear for her romantic and "old