I had a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The majestic landscape with gentle hills, endless steppes, and savannas instantly captivated Tania Blixen when she arrived in Nairobi in 1914 to run a coffee plantation. In vivid imagery, she describes the fairy-tale mystical atmosphere of the black continent, recounts the customs of the locals, and shares many touching encounters, such as with a sick Kikuyu boy whom she takes to her heart and trains as a cook. With this love letter to the nature and indigenous people of Kenya, Tania Blixen created great world literature. It is the longing book for all lovers of Africa and seekers of meaning – magnificently adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. PENGUIN EDITION. Timeless, iconic, colorful.