Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass
by Isak Dinesen

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Summary of Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass

Though some of her references to native Africans will likely make today's readers uncomfortable, Blixen can also be perceptive, particularly in her articulation of the differences between European and African culture and her excitement over what she learns from "her" Africans. It is not long before she is attuned to the rhythms of nature: she can foresee when the rains will come, can spot the new moon before anyone else on the farm, and knows exactly what the silence of night should sound like. Though her sorrow is almost unbearably palpable when at last--after the collapse of the farm, the loss of her lover, and the war looming--Blixen leaves Africa, the reader will close the book richer for her sojourn. --Jordana Moskowitz

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• Books > Subjects > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature
• Specific Groups > Women
• Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism
• Travel > Africa > Kenya