Blixen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As a youth Beard had been entranced by Karen Blixen’s memoir “Out of Africa” and charmed Charles Darwin’s great-grandson, the explorer Quentin Keynes, into giving him a tour of the continent.
From New York Times
Yet there’s enough of a gray area that it challenges even Blixen’s entitled obstinance.
From Los Angeles Times
In isolation, a careening elephant against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro seems to channel the awe felt by European settlers such as his early idol, writer and big-game hunter Karen Blixen.
From The Guardian
He later bought 45 acres abutting the African coffee farm where Blixen had lived.
From Washington Times
His next-door neighbour was Karen Blixen, the Danish author whose account of her life in Kenya was turned into the acclaimed Hollywood film Out of Africa.
From The Guardian
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