Share a story of something – or someone – you believed in so much that you took a risk for them. What happened after this leap of faith?

Karen Blixen 1885 – 1962

Blixen’s Seven Gothic Tales earned her worldwide recognition on 1934 for her rich, lyrical style, fantastic realism, erotic notions, and existential themes.

But despite her noble background, she struggled financially for most of her adult life. She returned to Denmark rom the life in Kenya she chronicled in Out of Africa. Financially defeated, infected with syphilis by her unfaithful husband and having lost the love of her life. Even when she first achieved success at the age of 49, it was under the male pseudonym ‘Isak Dinesen’.

But she kept going far longer than was advised, and to this day, Blixen’s work is critically acclaimed – and now in her own name.

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