The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen
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43:11Out of Africa is hailed in America as Book of the Month; back in Denmark, Karen is praised at the Glydendal publishing house; mother Ingeborg falls ill.
41:41Karen is writing her book about her years in East Africa, attracting Glydendal's attention; a disappointing review of Seven Gothic Tales troubles Karen.
44:10Concerned about possible criticism of her very un-Danish book, Karen is hesitant to publish it in her home country, and she tries to cope with her ill health.
38:36Karen receives a letter from the well-known American writer Dorothy Canfield, who has shown her short stories to an enthusiastic publisher in America.
44:07Karen, in the middle of writing her book, wants to travel to London to find the largest publisher in Europe, but the family won't help her finance the trip.
45:01Karen Blixen returns home from Kenya. Destitute and uneducated, she lives at the mercy of her family. She wishes to be independent and tries to become a writer.