Dinesen

American  

[din-uh-suhn, dee-nuh-] / ˈdɪn ə sən, ˈdi nə- /

noun

1. Isak pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885–1962, Danish author.

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Dinesen British  

/ ˈdɪnɪsən /

noun

1. Isak (ˈaɪzək), pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen. 1885–1962, Danish author of short stories in Danish and English, including Seven Gothic Tales (1934) and Winter's Tales (1942). Her life story was told in the film Out of Africa (1986)

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Example Sentences

Based on the short story by Isak Dinesen, conceived by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2021

He began by trying to convince two of his friends and literary soulmates, Judith Thurmond and Hermione Lee, who are well known for their literary biographies of Isak Dinesen and Virginia Woolf, respectively.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2021

Besides Bailey and a handful of others — like Roth’s friend Judith Thurman, biographer of Isak Dinesen and Colette — few Americans do great work in this genre.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

When her plantation eventually went broke, Blixin returned to Denmark and wrote books about her time in Africa under the pen name Isak Dinesen.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2020

I wouldn't mind calling this Isak Dinesen up.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger