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Hofmann, Corinne.
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Hofmann, Corinne -- Travel -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Hofmann, Corinne -- Family.
Squatter settlements -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Mothers and daughters -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Slums -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Himba (African people)
Namibia -- Social life and customs.
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs.
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Hofmann, Corinne.
Hofmann, Corinne -- Travel -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Hofmann, Corinne -- Family.
Squatter settlements -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Mothers and daughters -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Slums -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Himba (African people)
Namibia -- Social life and customs.
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs.
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Africa, my passion / Corinne Hofmann ; translated from the German by Peter Millar.
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Hofmann, Corinne.
Arcadia Books, c2014.
Call #:
967
.625
H713a
Subjects
Hofmann, Corinne -- Travel -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Hofmann, Corinne -- Family.
Squatter settlements -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Mothers and daughters -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Slums -- Kenya -- Nairobi.
Himba (African people)
Namibia -- Social life and customs.
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs.
ISBN:
9781908129451 (pbk)
Uniform title:
Afrika, meine passion. English English
Description:
210 p. : col. ill., col. portraits ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Farewell to the White Masai, but it's still back to Africa -- The hard slog through the Himba homeland -- On my own with two men and two camels -- A new challenge back in Kenya -- Greenery in the midst of the slums -- Jamii Bora -- Kaputiel Town : an African miracle -- Mathare United : the slumdog football stars -- Football superstars in a different universe -- Finally, Napirai makes it to Barsaloi -- A big surprise in Mombasa.
Summary:
"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. 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."--From publisher.
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Memoirs.
Other authors:
Millar, Peter.
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