by Stefanie Zweig · Heyne · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783453185654
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«Nirgendwo in Afrika» is the novel by Stefanie Zweig, published by Heyne in paperback (364 pages, in German).
In 1938, the Jewish Redlich family flees the Nazis to a farm in Kenya. The father, a former lawyer, works as a manager; his wife Jettel barely adapts, while their daughter Regina flourishes: she learns the local language and befriends the cook Owuor. Exile strains the marriage and, when the war ends, they must choose between returning or staying.
First instalment of the «Nowhere in Africa» series by Stefanie Zweig; the cover bears the mention «Der Roman zum Film» by Caroline Link.
For readers of historical fiction about Jewish exile and for those interested in the eponymous film by Caroline Link, Oscar winner in 2003.
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.
