Karen Blixen (Danish writer)
- Karen Christence von Blixen-Finecke
- Isak Dinesen
- Tania Blixen
- Sort Name
- Blixen, Karen
- Ratings
- No reviews
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Date of birth
- 1885-04-17
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Date of death
- 1962-09-07
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
Wikipedia
Baroness Karen Christentze 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 names Isak 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 while in Kenya, and for one of her stories, Babette's Feast. Both have been adapted as films and each won Academy Awards. She is also noted, particularly in Denmark and the US, for her Seven Gothic Tales. Among her later stories are Winter's Tales (1942), Last Tales (1957), Anecdotes of Destiny (1958) and Ehrengard (1963). The latter was adapted to film in 2023 as the romantic comedy Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction.
Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but failed to win, according to Danish reports, because of the judges' concern with perceptions of favoritism towards Scandinavian writers.
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schicksalsanekdoten | Paperback | 3-499-15421-8 | 1989-01 |
| Wintergeschichten | Paperback | 3-499-15951-1 | 1992-11 |
| Gespensterpferde: Nachgelassene Erzählungen | Paperback | 3-499-15711-X | 1989-01 |
| Karneval: Erzählungen aus dem Nachlaß | Paperback | 3-499-22172-1 | 1998-06 |
| Afrika, dunkel lockende Welt | Hardcover | 3-7175-1718-X | 1986 |
Relationships
Related Collections
This entity does not appear in any public collection.
Click the "Add to collection" button below to add it to an existing collection or create a new one.
Reviews No reviews
No reviews yet.
- Last Modified
- 2025-02-18