The Danish author Karen Blixen was born on April 17th, 1885 at Rungstedlund north of Copenhagen. Foreigners may be more familiar with her pseudonym Isak Dinesen.

Karen Dinesen married Bror von Blixen Finecke in 1914 and then she moved to Kenya. She has described her life in Kenya in her book "Out of Africa".
In 1931 she returned to Denmark and after that she lived at Rungstedlund, which her father had bought in 1879, until her death in 1962.

Rungstedlund is situated on the shore of the Sound (Øresund).

"Out of Africa" and "Babette´s Feast" have increased the sales of Karen Blixen´s books.

They awarded Sydney Pollack's film "Out of Africa" from 1985 seven out of eleven Oscar nominations by the American Academy Award, and Gabriel Axel´s film "Babette´s Feast" from 1987 received an Oscar for best foreign picture.

Karen Blixen died on September 7th, 1962 and is buried in the grove at the foot of " Ewaldshøj", where she and her father loved to sit.

Interesting Links

Karen Blixen Museum, Rungstedlund

Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi, Kenya

Karen Blixen - Story Teller, Film Magasinet Scope

Karen Blixen - Story Teller, Film Nord

Karen Blixen - Story Teller, New Zealand Film Festival

Karen Blixen Profile

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"Hon gjorde sitt liv till sin bästa berättelse", Interview med Chr. Braad Thomsen, Swedish

Karen Blixen - kort introduktion til forfatterskabet. Danish.