摘要

凯伦·布里克森，笔名伊萨克·迪内森，是二十世纪丹麦著名女作家。自传体小说《走出非洲》是她最著名的一部作品。作者以优美的文字描绘了1914年至1931年“我”在非洲经营咖啡农场的生活故事。小说中作者以同情的笔触描写了当地人愚昧、落后的一面，更赞扬了他们吃苦耐劳、质朴真诚、乐于助人的一面，充满深情地回忆了非洲的自然景色、动物和人。小说字里行间流露着作者对非洲这块热土及其在繁衍生息的人民的纯真热爱，无疑是一首非洲的赞歌，本论文拟从非洲土地、非洲人民和当地文化这三个角度对小说的此主题进行解读。

关键词  非洲赞歌，非洲土地，非洲人民，当地文化

Abstract

Isak Dinesen, the pseudonym of Karen Blixen, is a distinguished female writer in Denmark during the twentieth century. Out of Africa, an autobiographical novel, is regarded as the best known of her works in which the author depicts in graceful words “my” life story of running a coffee plantation in Africa from 1914 to 1931. In this novel, Dinesen fondly recalls the unique natural landscape, vivacious animals and the courageous people of Africa. She not only describes in sympathetic words the Natives’ ignorance and backwardness, but also sings praise of their industry, honesty and helpfulness. The author’s sincere love to Africa and its people can be tracked between the lines, so the novel is undoubtedly a paean of Africa. This paper is intended to interpret this theme from three main perspectives: the land of Africa, Africans and local culture.

Keywords  paean of Africa, the land of Africa, Africans, local culture

1  Introduction
1．1  About the Author and the Novel
Isak Dinesen, the pen name of Karen Blixen, is a famous female writer in Denmark during the twentieth century. In 1913, Karen Dinesen got engaged to Finecke Blixen, her second-cousin, after a failed love affair with his twain brother. Then the couple moved to Kenya and established a coffee plantation there with family money. It was in there that Karen had the most wonderful time in life. However, good times do not last long. She divorced with her husband in 1921 and began manage the plantation herself. Even worse, in 1931, due to serious drought and the global economic recession, her plantation failed that she had no choice but to sell it. Then, she returned to Denmark and began to write under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen and spent her rest life there.