Out of Africa - Isak Dinesen
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- Dashkova
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Out of Africa - Isak Dinesen
The film version is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time and I ended up loving the book. The whole reason why the film is go great is because it tells the stories from the book so beautifully and so movingly and I wasn't expecting the book to be the same way; I figured the book would probably tell it all in a more cursory fashion and that Hollywood was responsible for turning it into such a poignant epic, but it actually is written that way. Whoever the writers on the film were and the cinematographers and the director, they did a really good job of capturing the essence of the book.
There's only been a few times where I have been struck by the artistry of an author's writing style and this was one of them, Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen really knows how to tell a story.
I should warn you that it's also probably the saddest book I've ever read, but I think the story is worth it.
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- Dashkova
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It's a collection of short stories. One of the biggest reasons for why the book is sad is because the detrimental effects that colonization was having on the African land and people are a major theme.Julez wrote:Is it a story or collection of stories? What makes it so sad? I would love to read it.
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Dashkova wrote:The author Karen Blixen aka Isak Dinesen was a member of the Danish aristocracy who in 1913 moved to modern-day Kenya with her husband to start a coffee plantation, the book is a collection of short stories that she wrote about her time there. If you're into history I'd recommend it because it's a look into what I feel like is a very rare window in time and that the author had a very rare historical perspective, especially because she is someone who respected the natives there and learned a lot about them and from them.
The film version is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time and I ended up loving the book. The whole reason why the film is go great is because it tells the stories from the book so beautifully and so movingly and I wasn't expecting the book to be the same way; I figured the book would probably tell it all in a more cursory fashion and that Hollywood was responsible for turning it into such a poignant epic, but it actually is written that way. Whoever the writers on the film were and the cinematographers and the director, they did a really good job of capturing the essence of the book.
There's only been a few times where I have been struck by the artistry of an author's writing style and this was one of them, Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen really knows how to tell a story.
I should warn you that it's also probably the saddest book I've ever read, but I think the story is worth it.
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