![]() Karen Dinesen was born in the manor house of Rungstedlund, north of Copenhagen. Karen Blixen with her brother Thomas on the family farm in Kenya in the 1920s īlixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but it wasn't awarded because judges were reportedly concerned about showing favoritism to Scandinavian writers, according to Danish reports. Among her later stories are Winter's Tales (1942), Last Tales (1957), Anecdotes of Destiny (1958) and Ehrengard (1963). ![]() She is also noted, particularly in Denmark, for her Seven Gothic Tales. 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.īlixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while living in Kenya, and for one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into Academy Award–winning motion pictures. Andreas Nicolai Hansen (great-grandfather)īaroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. ![]()
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