DenmarkDansk kulturliv 6 · Danish cultural life

Karen Blixen's best-known book, “Out of Africa” (in Danish “Den afrikanske farm”), is based on her own life. In which country did she have her coffee farm?

In the exam (Danish)

Karen Blixens mest kendte bog, "Den afrikanske farm", bygger på hendes eget liv. I hvilket land havde hun sin kaffefarm?

  1. aKenyaKenyaCorrect answer
  2. bEgyptEgypten
  3. cMoroccoMarokko

Why?

Karen Blixen ran a coffee farm in Kenya in the early 20th century, when the country was a British colony. She wrote in both Danish and English and became known all over the world.

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