Corinne hofmann has written three books based on her life story, including two sequels to the white masai back from africa, which is a bestseller in germany, and reunion in barsaloi, which was released in 2005. Read the white masai, by corinne hofmann online on bookmate corinne hofmann falls in love with a masai warrior while on holiday in kenya. The white masai by corinne hofmann nook book ebook. Im not sure if the author wrote the book as a love story, but as an independent woman it. A major motion picture followed and the book went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. The author, corinne hofmann is a german entrepreneur from switzerland who meets lketinga, a masai warrior while she vacations in mombasa, kenyas beautiful coast. Corinne hofmann, a business woman from switzerland, lands at the kenyan coast for a vacation in the company of her boyfriend. The white masai is at once a hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn, and a fine piece of meticulously observed social anthropology. Corinne hofmann, 45, lives in a villa on lake lugano with her teenage daughter. Corinne hofmann falls in love with a masai warrior while on holiday in kenya. Corinne hofmann the white masai translated from the german by peter millar for napirai i would like to thank all my friends who helped me while i was writing this, in particular. Trailer for the movie, the white masai based on the autobiography by corinne hofmann.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Whilst on holiday corinne hoffman fell in love with a masai warrior. The main characters of this non fiction, cultural story are corinne hofmann. The white masai combines adventure and the pursuit of passion in a pageturning story of two starcrossed lovers from vastly different backgrounds. A hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn and, incidentally, a fine piece of meticulously observed. Oddly, this second sequel to fourmillioncopy bestseller the white masai 2006 is being released before its immediate predecessor, back from africa, which deals with the authors postkenyan life back home in switzerland. Born on june 4, 1960 to a german father and a french mother, corinne. Thirteen years ago after causing a sensation with her book the white masai. If anyone is thinking of going to kenya read this first, it gives a real insight to the real kenya.
Hofmanns publishers are still reeling from the success of her first book, the white masai, which sold four million copies worldwide. She was extremely mean to her swiss boyfriend and dumps him unceremoniously for a. At once a hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn and a fine piece of social anthropology, the white m. At the end of 1990 she fled back to switzerland with her young daughter. Free download or read online the white masai pdf epub book. Living in a community with very basic living conditions and no technology, hofmann put her life on the line more than once in order to follow her heart. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the german born writer corinne hofmann.
Buy a cheap copy of wiedersehen in barsaloi book by corinne hofmann. In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, corinne hofmann, author of the global bestseller the white masai, delves into the slums of nairobi to uncover the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of unforgettable people and places, then treks 500 miles across the namibian desert to. Aka russian, corinne hofmannova czech, korin hofman serbian corinne hofmann is the author of the white masai 3. Corinne hofmann achieved international fame with the white masai, which details the extraordinary story of her life with a masai warrior in kenya. After reading corinnes first book the white masai, which i found rather unbelievable and scary i could not believe she actually managed to survive all the trauma and adapt again to a life so far away from what she lived while in africa. She sets her eyes on an ochre dyed tall, dark brown, beautiful exotic man a masai warrior, lketinga. Back from africa, the sequel to the white masai, is still riding high on the bestseller lists and the third book, reunion in barsaloi, about her return to kenya where husband and wife are reunited after 14 years, will be launched in germany this june. I finished the white masai disliking her fairly thoroughly, and i realized part way through this one that now i really do like her as she portrays herself in books yadda yadda. This book doesnt have the messy depth of the white masai. She pursues this tall, handsome smooth black warrior a year later in 1987 and they begin a torrid love affair in an africa which has never seen interracial dating let alone a white. So hofmann s considerable readership is immediately transported back to. The fourmillioncopy international bestseller of the incredible l. Corinne hofmann about her new book video german the white.
After the phenomenal success of the white masai and reunion in barsaloi, bliss books is delighted to publish their equally astonishing. Buy a cheap copy of the white masai book by corinne hofmann. A fantastic book about a white swiss woman falling in love with a black masai warrior and she was willing to live in the bush with him and his family but his jealousy made life unbearable for her. The white masai 2006 read online free book by corinne. After overcoming all sorts of obstacles, she moves into a tiny shack with him and. Thirteen years ago after causing a sensation with her book the white masai, corinne hofmann has returned to the theme of africa with her new book. Discover book depositorys huge selection of corinne hofmann books online. After overcoming all sorts of obstacles she moved into a tiny shack with him and. The white masai by corinne hofmann read online on bookmate.
Corinne hofmann falls in love with a masai warrior while on holiday with her boyfriend in kenya. Hanny stark who got me writing the book in the first place and anneliese dubacher who took great pains to type up my handwritten manuscript on her computer. Corinne hofmann the white masai pdf thirteen years ago after causing a sensation with her book the white masai, corinne hofmann has returned to. The white masai by corinne hofmann, peter millar kirkus. Quotes from the white masai by corinne hofmann bookmate. Corinne hofmann has written three books based on her life story, including two sequels to the white masaiback from africa, which is a bestseller in germany.
Corinne hofmann the white masai combines adventure and the pursuit of passion in a pageturning story of two starcrossed lovers from vastly different backgrounds. Click to read more about the white masai by corinne hofmann. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in hardcover format. At once a hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn and a fine piece of social anthropology, the white masai is a compulsive read. The fourmillioncopy international bestseller of the incredible love story between a european woman and an african warrior. She lives with her teenage daughter in switzerland. Read the white masai by corinne hofmann available from rakuten kobo. So hofmanns considerable readership is immediately transported back to. In 1986 she visited kenya for the first time and moved there in 1987. White masai rediscovers passion for africa swi swissinfo. But as with the last book, corinne becomes clearer to me all the time. Corinne hofmann has written three books based on her life story, including two sequels to the white masaiback from africa, which is a bestseller in germany, and reunion in barsaloi, which was released in 2005. Corinne, a european entrepreneur, meets lketinga, a samburu warrior, while on vacation in mombasa on. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by corinne hofmann.
Hofmann returns to kenya 14 years after marrying a masai warrior and giving birth to his child. A hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yar. After overcoming all sorts of obstacles, she moves into a tiny shack with him and his mother in his. The screenplay concerns carola, a woman who falls in love in kenya with maasai lemalian. Corinne, a european entrepreneur, meets lketinga, a samburu warrior, while on vacation in mombasa on kenyas glamorous coast. The white masai ebook by corinne hofmann rakuten kobo. Corrine becomes so drawn to the masai that she decides to sell her business in switzerland and move to kenya. The story of a swiss woman who goes to kenya, falls in love with a masai warrior, and moves there to live with him, the white masai is also a story of love, crossculture marriage, life in an african village, and domestic abuse. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The white masai book by corinne hofmann thriftbooks.
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