''Born Free'' is a book by Joy Adamson. Released in 1960 by

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, it describes Adamson's experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. It was translated into several languages, and made into an

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-winning 1966 film of the same name. The book was rereleased in 2017 by Pan Books as part of their Pan 70th anniversary collection, celebrating their best-loved, best-selling stories.

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