Isak Dinesen
(1885–1962) was the pen name of Danish author Karen Blixen. She was also
published under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel and wrote works in
Danish, French, and English. She 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.
Her family estate in Rungsted, Denmark, was opened to the public as a museum in
1991.
