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The Tale Bearer

on BBC Radio 3

The Life of Karen Blixen and the Art of Isak Dinesen 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 GIELGUD , LAURENS VAN DER POST,
ELSPETH HUXLEY , ROBERT LANGBAUM , STEEN EILER RASMUSSEN , TORE DINESEN, AAGE
HENRIKSEN, CLARA SVENDSEN Readings by Jill Balcon
Producer DAVID PERRY

Contributors

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Karen Blixen
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Isak Dinesen
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Karen Blixen
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Isak Dinesen
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Paul Bailey
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Sir John Gielgud
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Laurens Van Der
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Elspeth Huxley
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Robert Langbaum
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Steen Eiler Rasmussen
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Jill Balcon
Producer:
David Perry

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