by Stefanie Zweig · Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596152452
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«Karibu heißt willkommen» is Stefanie Zweig's novel about a British family in Kenya, published by Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt in paperback (347 pages, in German).
Set in Kenya between 1942 and 1955, the novel follows Brian and Mary Hood, an English couple who set up a farm called Karibu and whose daughter Stella grows up alongside Lilly, a Kikuyu girl. The friendship between the two and life on the farm are threatened by the Kenyan independence struggle, which forces Stella to return to England. A story about the bond with Africa, friendship and longing.
The work is part of the Fischer Taschenbuch catalogue (number 15245) and was originally written in German; this edition is the 5th.
For readers interested in German fiction set in Africa and stories about European settlers during the Mau Mau period, a read that combines family drama and historical context.
Stefanie Zweig was a German Jewish writer and journalist. She is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (1995), which was a bestseller in Germany. The novel is based on her early life in Kenya, where her family had fled to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film adaptation of the novel (2001) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her books have sold more than seven million copies, and have been translated into fifteen languages.
