Corinne Hofmann (1) (1960–)
Autore di La masai bianca: storia vera di una passione africana
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Informazioni generali
- Altri nomi
- HOFMANN, Corinne
- Data di nascita
- 1960-06-04
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Switzerland
- Nazione (per mappa)
- Switzerland
- Luogo di nascita
- Germany
- Luogo di residenza
- Switzerland
Kenya - Attività lavorative
- memoirist
- Breve biografia
- Corinne Hofmann is a Swiss author most famous for her multi-million selling memoir Die weisse Massai (The White Masai).
Born on June 4, 1960 to German father and French mother, Corinne studied in the canton of Glarus and eventually went into the retail trade. At the age of twenty-one, she opened her own clothing store.
In 1986, Hofmann and her fiancé Marco made a trip to Kenya. There, she met a Samburu warrior named Lketinga and instantly found him irresistible. She left Marco, went back to Switzerland to sell her possessions, and returned to Kenya, determined to find Lketinga, which she eventually did. The couple moved in together, married, and had a daughter. The Samburu are a pastoralist people related to the Masai, and live in small villages in an arid area of central Kenya. Hofman moved into her mother-in-law's manyatta (compound) and learned to live as a Samburu woman, fetching wood and water. She opened a small shop in the village, to sell basic goods.
Hofmann suffered several hardships, including diseases (mainly malaria) and marital problems. Increasingly paranoid jealousy from her husband, possibly a side effect of his addiction to the drug khat (miraa), severely damaged her relationship, and eventually she decided to return to Switzerland for good, taking her daughter with her. Later on, she wrote a book about her experiences. The book, titled Die weisse Massai, went on to become a phenomenal success. It has then been translated into several languages, and in 2005, made into a movie starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido.
Hofmann has since written two other books, Zurück aus Afrika (Back from Africa) and Wiedersehen in Barsaloi (Reunion in Barsaloi), which are sequels of the first book. She returned to visit her Samburu family for the first time in 2004.
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(7.5) The third book in the series, which began with the White Masai, sees Corinne return to visit her Kenyan family in the village in Barsaloi accompanied by her publisher. It is 14 years since she fled with her young daughter Napirai. Napirai has not travelled with her mother as Corinne feared that her ex-husband and mother-in-law might attempt to claim her and keep her with them. In their culture young girls are still subjected to circumcision and then married off.
Corinne notices the advance of Westernization in other ways since she left, but is greeted with warmth and respect by her husband and family, their ties renewed and strengthened.
I enjoyed the revisit to this simple community, but marked this book down half a point because of the number of grammatical errors that should have been fixed with careful editing .… (altro)
Corinne notices the advance of Westernization in other ways since she left, but is greeted with warmth and respect by her husband and family, their ties renewed and strengthened.
I enjoyed the revisit to this simple community, but marked this book down half a point because of the number of grammatical errors that should have been fixed with careful editing .… (altro)
This is the second book in Corrine Hofmann's memoir series, the sequel to A White Masai. Although it lacks the exciting and horrifying events of her first book, I still found this an enjoyable read.
Corrine has escaped her life in Kenya, returning home a shadow of her former self both physically and emotionally. Her financial resources are depleted, having left her car and business behind in Mombasa as a form of compensation/consolation to her husband. She had only managed to escape by allowing him and the authorities to believe she and her daughter, Napirai, were returning to Switzerland for a three week holiday. She is now dependent on her mother and her mother's partner's goodwill to support she and Napirai until they can become independent and build a new life. Once her physical and mental health improve she determines to find a job and become self supporting again. She experiences a culture shock readjusting to the affluence in Europe, compared to her 4 years in Kenya.
This second book follows this struggle and finishes on a high note 10 years on, when she returns to the African continent to climb Kilimanjaro. This too proved a fascinating adventure. I look forward now to completing the trilogy.… (altro)
Corrine has escaped her life in Kenya, returning home a shadow of her former self both physically and emotionally. Her financial resources are depleted, having left her car and business behind in Mombasa as a form of compensation/consolation to her husband. She had only managed to escape by allowing him and the authorities to believe she and her daughter, Napirai, were returning to Switzerland for a three week holiday. She is now dependent on her mother and her mother's partner's goodwill to support she and Napirai until they can become independent and build a new life. Once her physical and mental health improve she determines to find a job and become self supporting again. She experiences a culture shock readjusting to the affluence in Europe, compared to her 4 years in Kenya.
This second book follows this struggle and finishes on a high note 10 years on, when she returns to the African continent to climb Kilimanjaro. This too proved a fascinating adventure. I look forward now to completing the trilogy.… (altro)
A poignant read for me as this is the last book I purchased for my mother. I am happy that it was a fascinating read, although I did become frustrated with the author and her decisions at times.
Corinne Hoffman is a 27 year old Swiss woman when she arrives in Kenya with her boyfriend, for a holiday. She becomes besotted with a Masai man and breaks off her relationship with her boyfriend. She returns to Kenya to pursue and win his affections. She overlooks the obvious distinctions, not only race but his lack of education and very different cultural outlook, thinking that their love/passion will overcome all hurdles.
The descriptions of her life in a very primitive village are very frank and eye-opening. The contrast to western life is quite shocking and the reader follows in horror some of her experiences but it is the gradual break down of their relationship that finally breaks her will to stay.
I look forward to continuing this series although I suspect they won't be as gripping as this first book.… (altro)
Corinne Hoffman is a 27 year old Swiss woman when she arrives in Kenya with her boyfriend, for a holiday. She becomes besotted with a Masai man and breaks off her relationship with her boyfriend. She returns to Kenya to pursue and win his affections. She overlooks the obvious distinctions, not only race but his lack of education and very different cultural outlook, thinking that their love/passion will overcome all hurdles.
The descriptions of her life in a very primitive village are very frank and eye-opening. The contrast to western life is quite shocking and the reader follows in horror some of her experiences but it is the gradual break down of their relationship that finally breaks her will to stay.
I look forward to continuing this series although I suspect they won't be as gripping as this first book.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 6
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 1,378
- Popolarità
- #18,657
- Voto
- 3.3
- Recensioni
- 37
- ISBN
- 136
- Lingue
- 17
- Preferito da
- 1
This book is the testimony of a young Swiss woman, who narrates her own story. She's a victim of 'love at first sight' with a Masai tribesman whom she sees across a crowded room whilst on holiday in Kenya with her boyfriend. She gives up everything to be with this man and join his tribal existence.
While the accounts of life with the Masai are interesting, and while Hoffman is undoubtedly brave, I became increasingly irritated by her. Hoffman seems to be the victim of a lustful crush. She pursues her 'warrior' as she calls him, with an intensity that shows little understanding of him, or his culture. She's willing to live with him in his village, but seems to have litle inkling of the impact her appearance in his community has on either him or his community.
I've skipped to the end. I know it will all end in tears. I just don't want to spend any more time in Corinne Hoffman's company to find out where and how it all goes horribly wrong.… (altro)