Karen Blixen Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Danish: [k????n ?b?le??sn?]; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962), née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Tania Blixen, Osceola and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen wrote works in Danish, French and English.Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into highly acclaimed, Academy Award-winning motion pictures. Prior to the release of the first film, she was noted for her Seven Gothic Tales, for which she is also known in Denmark.Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, described it as "a mistake" that Blixen was not awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature during the 1930s. Although never awarded the prize she finished in third place behind Graham Greene in 1961, the year Ivo Andri? was awarded the prize.
Net Worth
$900,000
Date Of Birth
April 17, 1885
Died
1962-09-07
Place Of Birth
Rungsted, Denmark
Height
5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
Occupation
Writer
Profession
Writer
Nicknames
Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke, Blixen, Karen
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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On secret: The entire being of a woman is a secret which should be kept.
2
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The First World War
2003
TV Mini-Series documentary excerpt - as Isak Dinesen
