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Blixen

American  
[blik-suhn] / ˈblɪk sən /

noun

  1. Karen. Dinesen, Isak.


Blixen British  
/ ˈblɪksən /

noun

  1. Karen See Dinesen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For this week’s episode of Working, host June Thomas interviews Danish actor Connie Nielsen on her latest role as the famed author Karen Blixen.

From Slate ● May 7, 2023

Danish film director Lars von Trier receives the Rungstedlund Prize 2019 during an event at the Karen Blixen Museum in Rungsted, Denmark April 9, 2019.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2022

Blixen, having noted the younger pair’s bond — and likely romantic attraction — makes them pawns in a tricky chess move that compellingly plays out in both expected and unexpected ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

After graduation, he traveled to Denmark and met and photographed Karen Blixen, who had written the memoir “Out of Africa” under the pen name Isak Dinesen.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2020

The hallway of the Blixen Arms emitted the same green gloomy light no matter the time of day or night.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

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