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12 Things you Didn’t Know about Karen Blixen

“I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills.”

This is probably the first thing most people think about when they hear the name Karen Blixen. But there was so much more to one of Kenya’s most famous authors than ‘Out of Africa.’

“All good things are wild and free.”

Henry David Thoreau

“Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie, released from whatever fear. You are lifted and you see it all from above.”

Francesca Marciano

“Safari: A world without boundaries. A world of romance and elegance. A personal adventure and way of life.”

Ralph Lauren

Book love: Jess de Boer’s The Elephant and the Bee

“I wanted to inspire other people by personalising this universal human craving for happiness; to create some awareness of the world we live in today and to contribute my voice to the growing collection of young people out there who 100% believe in a better future.”