--- product_id: 1652594 title: "Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International)" price: "77.68 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1652594-out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-vintage-international store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International) **Price:** 77.68 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International) - **How much does it cost?** 77.68 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1652594-out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-vintage-international) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description With classic simplicity and a painter's feeling for atmosphere and detail, Isak Dinesen tells of the years she spent from 1914 to 1931 managing a coffee plantation in Kenya. Review: the wildness and irregularity of the country - Now eclipsed by the Streep-Redford film presentation that appropriated its title, Karen Blixen's memoir of life on her Kenyan coffee farm speaks movingly of the more benign side of colonialism in Africa and of one European's self-evident love for the land she had made her own. Sadly, Blixen's lush descriptions of 'her people' are often judged too quickly by modern criteria of racial attitudes, a game that is like asking this early twentieth-century writer to wrestle with one arm tied behind her back. If it can be granted that there was anything good about Europe's colonization of Africa, then Blixen (Isak Dinesen was her pen name) is its face. She loved the land and its people, entering about as far as was plausible in her time into the remarkable rhythm of both. What more can be asked of any of us, all children of our moment and enveloped in its limitations? This is a book for lovers of Africa, no matter whence they come. Blixen not only pushed an eloquent pen, she was herself shaped in the biblical and classical language of educated Europeans in a way that prepared her to bridge Africa and Europe in a day when few were equipped to do so. Blixen's Africa no longer exists, as she already realized within the window of her writing of OUT OF AFRICA and SHADOWS ON THE GRASS. Yet the Africa Blixen knew has children, not to be disinherited for the generations that have passed and the unsavory disease that a legacy of failed leaders has wrought upon this great continent. Though the primary fruit of reaching behind the celluloid to *read* OUT OF AFRICA is the satisfaction of the read itself, it is also true that today's Africa and today's Africans can be glimpsed in the great-grandparents who knew and lived in proximity to this enigmatic and uniquely gifted Danish colonist in a land she mistreated only by calling it hers. Review: a historical snapshot - Out of Africa is more or less a classic, so I am glad that I've read it. As most people would say, it's not like the movie. It is something else entirely. That's great. The movie is not supposed to BE the book. They are two separate entities. As a historian, I was especially enthralled with the chance to sit inside the head of an intelligent, well-meaning white colonial in the early 20th century. This book did more than anything I've ever read to get a close look at the attitudes of those who attempted to dominate Africa,, after its initial conquests. The picture is not a pretty one. For example, the author has no problem using the term "squatters" to refer to those "natives" who live on HER land, though the land had been theirs for thousands of years. The colonials who were her friends were not the initial conquerors; they did not come in with guns or engage directly in the slave trade, yet they still maintained a view that they had a perfect right to dominate. Ah, I said to myself, this really is colonialism. I see it so much ore clearly now, see the long term, harmful, painful effects. Amazing. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #57,454 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Kenya Travel Guides #143 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs #195 in Literary Criticism & Theory | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 983 Reviews | ## Images ![Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass (Vintage International) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81E8snpekTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the wildness and irregularity of the country *by D***R on March 22, 2007* Now eclipsed by the Streep-Redford film presentation that appropriated its title, Karen Blixen's memoir of life on her Kenyan coffee farm speaks movingly of the more benign side of colonialism in Africa and of one European's self-evident love for the land she had made her own. Sadly, Blixen's lush descriptions of 'her people' are often judged too quickly by modern criteria of racial attitudes, a game that is like asking this early twentieth-century writer to wrestle with one arm tied behind her back. If it can be granted that there was anything good about Europe's colonization of Africa, then Blixen (Isak Dinesen was her pen name) is its face. She loved the land and its people, entering about as far as was plausible in her time into the remarkable rhythm of both. What more can be asked of any of us, all children of our moment and enveloped in its limitations? This is a book for lovers of Africa, no matter whence they come. Blixen not only pushed an eloquent pen, she was herself shaped in the biblical and classical language of educated Europeans in a way that prepared her to bridge Africa and Europe in a day when few were equipped to do so. Blixen's Africa no longer exists, as she already realized within the window of her writing of OUT OF AFRICA and SHADOWS ON THE GRASS. Yet the Africa Blixen knew has children, not to be disinherited for the generations that have passed and the unsavory disease that a legacy of failed leaders has wrought upon this great continent. Though the primary fruit of reaching behind the celluloid to *read* OUT OF AFRICA is the satisfaction of the read itself, it is also true that today's Africa and today's Africans can be glimpsed in the great-grandparents who knew and lived in proximity to this enigmatic and uniquely gifted Danish colonist in a land she mistreated only by calling it hers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ a historical snapshot *by H***Y on November 1, 2019* Out of Africa is more or less a classic, so I am glad that I've read it. As most people would say, it's not like the movie. It is something else entirely. That's great. The movie is not supposed to BE the book. They are two separate entities. As a historian, I was especially enthralled with the chance to sit inside the head of an intelligent, well-meaning white colonial in the early 20th century. This book did more than anything I've ever read to get a close look at the attitudes of those who attempted to dominate Africa,, after its initial conquests. The picture is not a pretty one. For example, the author has no problem using the term "squatters" to refer to those "natives" who live on HER land, though the land had been theirs for thousands of years. The colonials who were her friends were not the initial conquerors; they did not come in with guns or engage directly in the slave trade, yet they still maintained a view that they had a perfect right to dominate. Ah, I said to myself, this really is colonialism. I see it so much ore clearly now, see the long term, harmful, painful effects. Amazing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good read, glad to find a copy. *by J***. on May 1, 2022* So glad to find a good copy of this book available. It’s about a time long gone, which some might find unacceptable; a time when exotic animals were basically just a commodity but the story itself and the writing about the experiences are superb. The author, an adventurous, courageous female, released her stories under a male pseudonym, l believe in order to get readers and obtain acceptance. I have great admiration for her. She overcame great obstacles and lived a life that only a few women would ever attempt to live at that time or even now. She lived exuberantly, experienced tragedy, love, excitement, respect, peace, sorrow and joy. Her stories were her children, as she could not conceive after contracting an STD from her unfaithful spouse and barely surviving the cure of arsenic treatments. Out Of Africa is one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it with my husband who has passed away and now the magnificent music scores always bring bittersweet memories when l listen to them. Meryl and Robert did a great job of depicting the adventurers. Anyway, it was nice to find the book and get a deeper look at the lives of people who lived in a time of freedom that people probably will ever know again. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1652594-out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-vintage-international](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1652594-out-of-africa-and-shadows-on-the-grass-vintage-international) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-11-15*