Book · 1937 · Social life and customs
Out of Africa
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When I was back in college, um my junior thesis was on Out of Africa by Esak Dennison.
The best things said about it
And Karen Bixon my girl ISC Dennison I haven't read out of Africa in at least 10 years.
Why people recommend it
Isak Dinesen's classic autobiographical memoir recounts the author's years living and running a coffee plantation in British East Africa, offering vivid observations of the landscape and its people. On How I Write, Jodi Picoult discussed her early academic background, recalling that when she was back in college, her junior thesis was dedicated to analyzing Dinesen's famous work. Separately, on The Book Review podcast, Joumana Khatib mentioned the memoir while discussing various adventure stories and recalling her own history with the text, noting that she had not revisited the African recollections in at least ten years. Across these podcast appearances, the speakers reflected on the enduring literary impact of the memoir, utilizing it as a personal touchstone for their own development as writers or evaluating its place within the broader tradition of travel and adventure writing. The enduring appeal of the book's atmospheric prose and reflective storytelling remains a frequent point of interest for readers and authors alike in contemporary literary discussions.
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Jodi Picoult When I was back in college, um my junior thesis was on Out of Africa by Esak Dennison. 1
“When I was back in college, um my junior thesis was on Out of Africa by Esak Dennison.”
Joumana Khatib and Karen Bixon my girl ISC Dennison I haven't read out of Africa in at least 10 years 1
“and Karen Bixon my girl ISC Dennison I haven't read out of Africa in at least 10 years”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“which is made famous by Isak Dinesen, the author of Out of Africa, um was an arsenic-based treatment that worked but I mean had crippling side effects.”