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Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092521
South African History Online (2012) 'Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092521 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092521, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092521. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Karen Blixen, Danish author of Out of Africa who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, is born.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092521.
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