Karen Blixen (1885-1962) was born and died in Denmark. She moved to Africa with her husband, whom she then left after falling in love with an English hunter. She returned to Europe and began publishing under the pen name Isak Dinesen. Her works include Letters from Africa (1981), Seven Gothic Tales (1935), Out of Africa (1938), Anecdotes of Destiny (1958) and many more stories that have inspired great film directors, such as Orson Welles and Sydney Pollack.