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PublisherArcadia Books The Limited

ISBN-10190812945X

ISBN-139781908129451

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038406907

Product Key Features

Book TitleAfrica, My Passion

Number of Pages210 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Africa / Kenya

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorCorinne Hofmann

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'She is a brilliant observer ... A talented writer, describing the consequences of a passion that combines elements of a holiday romance with troubling fantasies about the noble savage'

Dewey Decimal305.8965

SynopsisIn an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places, then treks 500 miles across the Namibian desert to discover the lives of the nomadic Himba people., In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai, delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, and traveling Kenya together for the first time, they discover Napirai's roots and finally meet her father and half-siblings. Hofmann then treks 500 miles across the Namibian desert to discover the lives of the nomadic Himba people. "Narrated with genuine affection for all things African."--Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2014, In a compelling personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai , delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places, then treks 500 miles across the Namibian desert to discover the lives of the nomadic Himba people. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, they travel to Nairobi together for the first time to discover Napirai's roots and finally meet her father and half-siblings. Africa, My Passion is a poignant, touching and exciting story about one woman's love affair with a unique man, which led to a lifelong obsession with Africa. Listen to Corinne interviewed on the BBC World Service (interview begins 23mins in), In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places, then treks 500 miles across the Namibian desert to discover the lives of the nomadic Himba people. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, they travel to Nairobi together for the first time to discover Napirai s roots and finally meet her father and half-siblings. Africa, My Passion is a poignant, touching and exciting story about one woman's love affair with a unique man, which led to a lifelong obsession with Africa. Moving, vividly recounted, eye-opening and, above all, filled with passionate hope and unparalleled detail, this is an extraordinary sequel to a bestselling series of memoirs.

LC Classification NumberDT433.545.M33

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