Blix ‧ en, Baroness Kar ‧ en /ˈblɪks ə n, ˈkærən/ BrE AmE
(1885–1962) a Danish writer who wrote in English using the man's name Isak Dinesen. She wrote many short stories, but her most famous book, Out of Africa , describing her life on a coffee farm in Kenya, was made into a film in 1985.