Karen Blixen - Family

Family

Blixen's great-nephew, Anders Westenholz, was also an accomplished writer, and has written books about her and her literature, among other things.

Karen Blixen was also, in addition to being depicted on a Danish banknote, featured on a Danish postage stamp, issued in 1980.

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