#1-2 Out of Africa

Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass

Isak Dinesen
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Out of Africa tells the story of a farm that the narrator once had in Africa. The farm is located at the foot of the Ngong hills outside of Nairobi, in what is now Kenya. It sits at an altitude of six thousand feet. The farm grows coffee, although only part of its six thousand acres is used for agriculture. The remaining parts of the land are forest and space for the natives to live on.
Genres: NonfictionAfricaMemoirBiographyTravelHistoryBiography MemoirLiteratureAutobiographyKenya
462 Pages

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