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Farah Aden - This Somali servant serves as interpreter with the squatters and remains on the farm throughout the entire story.

Belknap - An American, this character is a mill manager; he is an exceptional and inspired mechanic, but temperamental with unpredictable mood swings.

Karen Blixen - The name of this character is the birth name of the author.

Mr.  Bulpett - This character is regarded as an ideal English person because of the character's adventures and romantic involvements.

Barkeley Cole - A neighbor and friend, this character is a British expatriate suffering from heart problems which eventually results in death.

Isak Dinesen - The nom de plume of the writer.

Emmanuelson - This character, a Swede, loses a job at a hotel in Nairobi and asks for a loan to help journey to Tanganyika.

Esa - This character develops overconfidence and misplaced belief that good...

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