Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries, Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.
Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while living in Kenya, and for one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into Academy Award-winning motion pictures. She is also noted, particularly in Denmark, for her Seven Gothic Tales.
Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
To elskelige gamle provstedøtre i en lille norsk fjordby tager en berømt kvindelig køkkenchef fra Paris i huset, da hun flygter under den blodige franske opstand, Pariserkommunen, i 1870-71. I fjorten år koger hun trofast klipfisk og øllebrød, men ved et mirakel får hun én gang mulighed for at udfolde alle sine talenter: Den gamle lotteriseddel, hun havde med i sin bagage, kommer ud med den store gevinst.
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