“Out of Africa” was written by the Danish author Karen Blixen, who published it under the pen name Isak Dinesen.

Basic facts

  • The book is a memoir about Blixen’s years running a coffee farm in Kenya (then British East Africa), first published in 1937.
  • “Isak Dinesen” is the literary pseudonym Karen Blixen used for several of her major works, including Seven Gothic Tales and Out of Africa.

Mini context

  • The memoir reflects her experiences from about 1914 to 1931 in Kenya, describing the landscape, local communities and people she knew there.
  • The book later inspired the 1985 film “Out of Africa,” which helped keep Blixen’s story widely known.

TL;DR: The author of Out of Africa is Karen Blixen, better known by her pen name Isak Dinesen.

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