Nowhere in Africa An Autobiographical Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Stefanie Zweig Max Roll Audible Studios Books
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Nowhere in Africa is the extraordinary tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya. Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife Jettel, and their five-year-old daughter, Regina, each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways. Attorney Walter is resigned to working the farm as a caretaker; pampered Jettel resists adjustment at every turn; while the shy yet curious Regina immediately embraces the country - learning the local language and customs, and finding a friend in Owuor, the farm's cook. As the war rages on the other side of the world, the family's relationships with their strange environment become increasingly complicated as Jettel grows more self-assured and Walter more haunted by the life they left behind.
In 1946, with the war over, Regina's fondest dream comes true when her brother Max is born. Walter's decision, however, to return to his homeland to help rebuild a new Germany puts his family into turmoil again.
Nowhere in Africa An Autobiographical Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Stefanie Zweig Max Roll Audible Studios Books
I'm enjoying reading this book. I had no idea that some people escaped Nazi Germany by taking a ship to Kenya in 1938. It cost less than going to the U.S. and other European countries. Plus the wait time for the other countries was very long and time ran out for most people who were then shot by the Nazis or taken to concentration camps for starvation and then gassing. There had been a Jewish community in Kenya for 50 years and those people helped refugees from Germany get settled on farms where they worked for room and board. The native Kenyans were very kind to the refugees and had no bigotry.Product details
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Nowhere in Africa An Autobiographical Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Stefanie Zweig Max Roll Audible Studios Books Reviews
I must confess that I read only two-thirds of this novel, and then went to the movie, which is much better written. I lost my patience with the long similes in the novel that slowed down the story. In one paragraph I counted three long similes in four sentences. The story does not "flow" and I got tired of counting the pages until the end of the chapter.
Beautifully written true story of a Jewish family who overcame the tragedy of WWII through the love and wisdom of the 'simple' African people.
Excellent and mesmerizing!
Boring translation of interesting subject.. Disappointed. Very slow.
I am an African traveler and reader. This is an excellent book. By chance, I saw the film on Netflix right after reading it. There were beautiful things in the book and something I had not encountered before--the overwhelming desire of the father to return to Germany despite the Holocaust. I really appreciated the beauty of her writing.
Stefanie Zweig true story is so fascinating. The movie got many awards. That horrible war caused so much havoc.
What that 14 years old had to go through that period. At least they dodged the crematoriums.
This is the story of Jewish refugees from Germany coping in a foreign and magical land during WWII. It is beautifully told though the eyes of the Redlich family Walter, a former attorney, Jettel, his beautiful and emotional wife, Regina, the precocious, intelligent and receptive child, and Owuor, their African "houseboy" or cook. With the purple Ngong hills of Kenya, the famous Norfolk hotel and the pink-flamingo-covered Lake Nakuru in the background, this autobiographical account tells a unique tale of the suffering and pain inflicted upon this family, forced into exile by the actions of the Nazi regime.
The Redlich family was lucky enough to escape their beloved homeland, but not all members of their families shared the same fate. As she tells the story of a proud family losing everything, particularly social status and an understandable language, Stefanie Zweig uses a variety of languages to describe their myriad and varying emotions. Translated into English from German, this version loses a little bit of the importance of language barrier to the tale; however, Swahili, German and even a few Latin phrases are peppered throughout and do help.
Regina, Zweig's alter ego, is the strongest and most enjoyable voice. In fact, I wished the entire story were told through her perspective, for she is the one who most captures the spirit of Kenya. This is primarily due to Regina's relationship with Owuor, and her own secret fairy, that guides her through lonely experiences at boarding school, a luxury her refugee parents can barely afford. Even though she is a child, she becomes the voice of reason for the entire family.
If you've spent any time in Kenya, this book will bring your experience back to life and make you further appreciate the distinctions of class, race and ethnic heritage. I highly recommend.
Michele Cozzens, Author of A Line Between Friends and The Things I Wish I'd Said.
I'm enjoying reading this book. I had no idea that some people escaped Nazi Germany by taking a ship to Kenya in 1938. It cost less than going to the U.S. and other European countries. Plus the wait time for the other countries was very long and time ran out for most people who were then shot by the Nazis or taken to concentration camps for starvation and then gassing. There had been a Jewish community in Kenya for 50 years and those people helped refugees from Germany get settled on farms where they worked for room and board. The native Kenyans were very kind to the refugees and had no bigotry.
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