The Life of Karen Blixcn and the Art of Isak Dincsen
Be not afraid of absurdity; do not shrink from the fantastic. Within a dilemma choose the most unheard-of, the most dangerous solution.
(THE DELUGE AT NORDENEY)
Karen Blixen became a story-teller when her life in Kenya collapsed in 1931 and she returned to her native Denmark. She took the name Isak Dinesen adopted the English language and wrote several collections of stories and Out of Africa. The novelist Paul Bailey presents this critical biography.
Contributors:
SIR JOHN CIELGUD , LAURENS VAN DER POST, ELSPETH HUXLEY , ROBERT LANGBAUM. STEEN EILER RASMUSSEN , TORE DINESEN. AAGE HEN-RIKSEN. CLARA SVENDSEN Readings by Jill Balcon Producer DAVID PERRY