Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

416 pages | first published 1937

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the cou...
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reflective 81%
adventurous 62%
informative 50%
emotional 46%
inspiring 37%
sad 18%
challenging 15%
hopeful 15%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
funny 9%
mysterious 9%
dark 6%
tense 3%

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fast 5%

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