The book is published on October 27th.
The Flowers in Karen Blixen’s Life is a sensory and personal interpretation of Karen Blixen’s universe, where flowers, stories and life are woven together into a single aesthetic world.
Drawing on Karen Blixen’s life in Denmark and Kenya, her return to Rungstedlund and her literary legacy, floral artist and Royal Warrant Holder Bjarne Als invites the reader into a world where flowers are not merely decoration, but storytelling, symbolism and a way of life.
The book moves between Karen Blixen’s own tales, her philosophy of life and a contemporary floral world where her inspiration continues to flourish. Along the way, quotations, personal reflections and anecdotes from the world of floristry are interwoven, creating a meeting point between craftsmanship, art and the art of staging.
This is a book about beauty, determination and circumstance, and about the uniquely Blixenian ability to make life larger.
A tribute to one of the most iconic voices in world literature and to flowers that are never merely flowers.
