bio notes:
born: 4/17/1885
died: 9/7/1962
born as: Karen Christence Dinesen, Baroness Blixen-Finecke
nationality: Denmark

Danish writer whose finely crafted stories, set in the past and pervaded with an aura of supernaturalism, incorporate the thems of eros and dreams. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
She is also known for her non-fiction memoir, Out of Africa.