remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. He even wants to kill a man he suspects. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2017. It’s been bugging me for a while. This book was disappointing. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. EMBED. A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. A courageous and determined young white woman and a proud black warrior, a woman overcoming the innumerable obstacles of an alien culture in order to be with her love. After overcoming severe obstacles, she moves into a tiny hut with him and his mother, and spends four years in his Kenyan village. This seemed like just the thing; someone with knowledge of both western and Masai culture telling the ultimate tale of becoming immersed in another culture for life. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. I was put off by lack of literacy skill at first, lack of depth in depicting ethnographic observations. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019. A great read and yes I hated her continued use of 'my Darling' but then I hate 'Babe' and 'Honey' and other such popular endearments. Everything about this stupid naive and ignorant woman screams entitled and superior and I wonder if she ever considered how little she respects or understands or attempts to understand another completely different culture. What was she expecting. In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel. Review by realy_bad ★★½ . He acts like an adolescent again and again. Jacky Ido Promotes his Film Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The title reads The Journey Back to the White Masai. The White Massai Warrior is a very well-made documentary about one man’s experiences and respect towards the Massai and will give fans a newfound respect about the tribal rituals and customs seen in a way not too often in films. Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 'The White Masai has already sold four million copies in Europe and has now been turned into a big Hollywood film. It is a true testament to love at first sight and the human spirit to prevail and triumph over what seems the impossible. Two individuals who believe that their worldview is superior and therefore right (thus Carola condemns female circumcision because it does not fit her cultural outlook while Lemalian cannot understand how she could talk to men without being unfaithful to him), and it is their inability to understand the other that brings about their misery, separation, and divorce. I initially picked this book up due to an interest in reading about other cultures. The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. After some time, when he is just drinking beer and not working, she fires him. Also, please someone, tell the author that the constant use of the phrase. was such a distraction that even this could make no real impact. I personally enjoyed the book. Sometimes following our passions doesn't always make for a wise or happy move but at least she did her best to make things work and I am sure she has become a better person with a broader view on life than she would have had she stayed in Switzerland and lived a 'normal' life. Magazine L'Illustré", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Masai&oldid=992304561, Articles needing additional references from January 2014, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 16:11. However, I didn't think it was very well written, but this could be because it was translated. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. VIDEO: Trailer - The White Masai Corinne Hofmann spent four years living in the arid bush of northern Kenya as wife to a Samburu warrior named Lketinga. Carola wants to return to Switzerland with her daughter, stating she needs a two-week holiday. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. His family and friends smuggle him off to get away from her and she stalks him to his distant village where she demands to move in with him and his starving family (like they need another mouth to feed). Lemalian argues that this is no problem because she has more money in Switzerland. Hofmann returns to Kenya 14 years after marrying a Masai warrior and giving birth to his child. She has to accept this although she does not need him and he does not work hard. Lemalian does not want Carola to be friendly with other men, even if she is just serving a customer in a friendly way. Some readers seems to get really judgement about the decisions of the writer, simply because she chose to trade a more comfortable life for a less comfortable one. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. After some hesitation, Lemalian signs a form giving Carola consent to take the girl out of Kenya, although he suspects that she will not return. The themes of the film have been controversial. Carola (Hoss), a German woman living in Switzerland, is on holiday with her boyfriend in Kenya. WFG RATING: A-Vision Films present a … The details of life in traditional villages are really interesting and allows a tourist to understand what you are looking at and to moderate your interactions with Masai people, without objectifying them as human curiosities. Please try your request again later. She pursues this obsession to the point of moving to live in his mother's tiny hut and eventually marrying him and bearing him a daughter. Many Masai men are extremely attractive, but is it really possible to fall in love at first sight with someone you can't communicate with? Learn how and when to remove this template message, an autobiographical novel of the same name, "Corinne Hofmann Interview. share. Carola travels to the area, and stays at the house of another European woman. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2015. This is a true autobiography of a Swiss, German speaking twenty something tourist in the late 1980's in Kenya, falling in love at first sight with a young Massai. However, after a while, I got used to her style and enjoyed the trip into her African life. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Stalks and pursues said person until he unwittingly let’s her stay with him. 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You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. A courageous and determined young white woman and a proud black warrior, a woman overcoming the innumerable obstacles of an alien culture in order to be with her love. After overcoming severe obstacles, she moves into a tiny hut with him and his mother, and spends four years in his Kenyan village. This seemed like just the thing; someone with knowledge of both western and Masai culture telling the ultimate tale of becoming immersed in another culture for life. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. I was put off by lack of literacy skill at first, lack of depth in depicting ethnographic observations. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019. A great read and yes I hated her continued use of 'my Darling' but then I hate 'Babe' and 'Honey' and other such popular endearments. Everything about this stupid naive and ignorant woman screams entitled and superior and I wonder if she ever considered how little she respects or understands or attempts to understand another completely different culture. What was she expecting. In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel. Review by realy_bad ★★½ . He acts like an adolescent again and again. Jacky Ido Promotes his Film Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The title reads The Journey Back to the White Masai. The White Massai Warrior is a very well-made documentary about one man’s experiences and respect towards the Massai and will give fans a newfound respect about the tribal rituals and customs seen in a way not too often in films. Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 'The White Masai has already sold four million copies in Europe and has now been turned into a big Hollywood film. It is a true testament to love at first sight and the human spirit to prevail and triumph over what seems the impossible. Two individuals who believe that their worldview is superior and therefore right (thus Carola condemns female circumcision because it does not fit her cultural outlook while Lemalian cannot understand how she could talk to men without being unfaithful to him), and it is their inability to understand the other that brings about their misery, separation, and divorce. I initially picked this book up due to an interest in reading about other cultures. The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. After some time, when he is just drinking beer and not working, she fires him. Also, please someone, tell the author that the constant use of the phrase. was such a distraction that even this could make no real impact. I personally enjoyed the book. Sometimes following our passions doesn't always make for a wise or happy move but at least she did her best to make things work and I am sure she has become a better person with a broader view on life than she would have had she stayed in Switzerland and lived a 'normal' life. Magazine L'Illustré", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Masai&oldid=992304561, Articles needing additional references from January 2014, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 16:11. However, I didn't think it was very well written, but this could be because it was translated. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. VIDEO: Trailer - The White Masai Corinne Hofmann spent four years living in the arid bush of northern Kenya as wife to a Samburu warrior named Lketinga. Carola wants to return to Switzerland with her daughter, stating she needs a two-week holiday. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. His family and friends smuggle him off to get away from her and she stalks him to his distant village where she demands to move in with him and his starving family (like they need another mouth to feed). Lemalian argues that this is no problem because she has more money in Switzerland. Hofmann returns to Kenya 14 years after marrying a Masai warrior and giving birth to his child. She has to accept this although she does not need him and he does not work hard. Lemalian does not want Carola to be friendly with other men, even if she is just serving a customer in a friendly way. Some readers seems to get really judgement about the decisions of the writer, simply because she chose to trade a more comfortable life for a less comfortable one. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. After some hesitation, Lemalian signs a form giving Carola consent to take the girl out of Kenya, although he suspects that she will not return. The themes of the film have been controversial. Carola (Hoss), a German woman living in Switzerland, is on holiday with her boyfriend in Kenya. WFG RATING: A-Vision Films present a … The details of life in traditional villages are really interesting and allows a tourist to understand what you are looking at and to moderate your interactions with Masai people, without objectifying them as human curiosities. Please try your request again later. She pursues this obsession to the point of moving to live in his mother's tiny hut and eventually marrying him and bearing him a daughter. Many Masai men are extremely attractive, but is it really possible to fall in love at first sight with someone you can't communicate with? Learn how and when to remove this template message, an autobiographical novel of the same name, "Corinne Hofmann Interview. share. Carola travels to the area, and stays at the house of another European woman. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2015. This is a true autobiography of a Swiss, German speaking twenty something tourist in the late 1980's in Kenya, falling in love at first sight with a young Massai. However, after a while, I got used to her style and enjoyed the trip into her African life. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Stalks and pursues said person until he unwittingly let’s her stay with him. 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The area, and more with a Masai warrior as it refers to White. + 18morecoffee Shopsheidi, Cinnamon Cafe, And More, Friday's Child Is Full Of, Where Was Disney Descendants If Only Filmed, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, Country Collection Lambswool Sweaters, Rainbow Islands Evolution, Tales From Earthsea Trailer, Cade Foehner Youtube Channel, Jahmiel I Need You Lyrics, ..." /> remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. He even wants to kill a man he suspects. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2017. It’s been bugging me for a while. This book was disappointing. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. EMBED. A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. A courageous and determined young white woman and a proud black warrior, a woman overcoming the innumerable obstacles of an alien culture in order to be with her love. After overcoming severe obstacles, she moves into a tiny hut with him and his mother, and spends four years in his Kenyan village. This seemed like just the thing; someone with knowledge of both western and Masai culture telling the ultimate tale of becoming immersed in another culture for life. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. I was put off by lack of literacy skill at first, lack of depth in depicting ethnographic observations. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019. A great read and yes I hated her continued use of 'my Darling' but then I hate 'Babe' and 'Honey' and other such popular endearments. Everything about this stupid naive and ignorant woman screams entitled and superior and I wonder if she ever considered how little she respects or understands or attempts to understand another completely different culture. What was she expecting. In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel. Review by realy_bad ★★½ . He acts like an adolescent again and again. Jacky Ido Promotes his Film Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The title reads The Journey Back to the White Masai. The White Massai Warrior is a very well-made documentary about one man’s experiences and respect towards the Massai and will give fans a newfound respect about the tribal rituals and customs seen in a way not too often in films. Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 'The White Masai has already sold four million copies in Europe and has now been turned into a big Hollywood film. It is a true testament to love at first sight and the human spirit to prevail and triumph over what seems the impossible. Two individuals who believe that their worldview is superior and therefore right (thus Carola condemns female circumcision because it does not fit her cultural outlook while Lemalian cannot understand how she could talk to men without being unfaithful to him), and it is their inability to understand the other that brings about their misery, separation, and divorce. I initially picked this book up due to an interest in reading about other cultures. The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. After some time, when he is just drinking beer and not working, she fires him. Also, please someone, tell the author that the constant use of the phrase. was such a distraction that even this could make no real impact. I personally enjoyed the book. Sometimes following our passions doesn't always make for a wise or happy move but at least she did her best to make things work and I am sure she has become a better person with a broader view on life than she would have had she stayed in Switzerland and lived a 'normal' life. Magazine L'Illustré", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Masai&oldid=992304561, Articles needing additional references from January 2014, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 16:11. However, I didn't think it was very well written, but this could be because it was translated. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. VIDEO: Trailer - The White Masai Corinne Hofmann spent four years living in the arid bush of northern Kenya as wife to a Samburu warrior named Lketinga. Carola wants to return to Switzerland with her daughter, stating she needs a two-week holiday. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. His family and friends smuggle him off to get away from her and she stalks him to his distant village where she demands to move in with him and his starving family (like they need another mouth to feed). Lemalian argues that this is no problem because she has more money in Switzerland. Hofmann returns to Kenya 14 years after marrying a Masai warrior and giving birth to his child. She has to accept this although she does not need him and he does not work hard. Lemalian does not want Carola to be friendly with other men, even if she is just serving a customer in a friendly way. Some readers seems to get really judgement about the decisions of the writer, simply because she chose to trade a more comfortable life for a less comfortable one. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. After some hesitation, Lemalian signs a form giving Carola consent to take the girl out of Kenya, although he suspects that she will not return. The themes of the film have been controversial. Carola (Hoss), a German woman living in Switzerland, is on holiday with her boyfriend in Kenya. WFG RATING: A-Vision Films present a … The details of life in traditional villages are really interesting and allows a tourist to understand what you are looking at and to moderate your interactions with Masai people, without objectifying them as human curiosities. Please try your request again later. She pursues this obsession to the point of moving to live in his mother's tiny hut and eventually marrying him and bearing him a daughter. Many Masai men are extremely attractive, but is it really possible to fall in love at first sight with someone you can't communicate with? Learn how and when to remove this template message, an autobiographical novel of the same name, "Corinne Hofmann Interview. share. Carola travels to the area, and stays at the house of another European woman. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2015. This is a true autobiography of a Swiss, German speaking twenty something tourist in the late 1980's in Kenya, falling in love at first sight with a young Massai. However, after a while, I got used to her style and enjoyed the trip into her African life. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Stalks and pursues said person until he unwittingly let’s her stay with him. 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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016. If anything it should be The Journey Back FOR the White Masai as it refers to the author, not her African family. With Nina Hoss, Jacky Ido, Katja Flint, Antonio Prester. A love story set in the fascinating African natural environment and based on the successful novel by Corinne Hofmann. Eventually they start living together. The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth. The White Massai. I read the whole book although I was soon tired of it. Many years ago I read the first two books by Corinne Hofmann; The White Masai and Back from Africa. I’m so mad at every page I read but also have a morbid curiosity to see how it ends. Corinne Hofmann is a German born author living in Switzerland, most famous for her multi-million selling memoir Die weisse Massai (The White Masai). Some things didn't quite add up, such as how she initially communicated with the Masai and other Kenyans when she admits she doesn't speak any English, Swahili or Maa. Screenplay, Johannes W. Betz, based on a novel by Corinne Hofmann. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The only interesting parts of the book were when we were allowed insights into tribal life but the constant, nagging voice which could only shout, "What on earth did she think she was doing?!" I appreciate that it is hard to comprehend how an intelligent white woman from Switzerland would want to get involved with someone that has a completely basic, difficult & mundane lifestyle. (International sales: Beta Cinema, Oberhaching, Germany.) [1] In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel.[2]. 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. Please choose a different delivery location or purchase from another seller. Compulsively readable, The White Masai is at once a hopelessly romantic love story, a gripping adventure yarn, and a fine piece of meticulously observed social anthropology. Really? I enjoyed this book even though I found her living conditions totally primitive and awful. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020. The white Masai Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. He even wants to kill a man he suspects. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2017. It’s been bugging me for a while. This book was disappointing. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. EMBED. A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. A courageous and determined young white woman and a proud black warrior, a woman overcoming the innumerable obstacles of an alien culture in order to be with her love. After overcoming severe obstacles, she moves into a tiny hut with him and his mother, and spends four years in his Kenyan village. This seemed like just the thing; someone with knowledge of both western and Masai culture telling the ultimate tale of becoming immersed in another culture for life. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. I was put off by lack of literacy skill at first, lack of depth in depicting ethnographic observations. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019. A great read and yes I hated her continued use of 'my Darling' but then I hate 'Babe' and 'Honey' and other such popular endearments. Everything about this stupid naive and ignorant woman screams entitled and superior and I wonder if she ever considered how little she respects or understands or attempts to understand another completely different culture. What was she expecting. In the film version, names have been changed from those in the novel. Review by realy_bad ★★½ . He acts like an adolescent again and again. Jacky Ido Promotes his Film Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The title reads The Journey Back to the White Masai. The White Massai Warrior is a very well-made documentary about one man’s experiences and respect towards the Massai and will give fans a newfound respect about the tribal rituals and customs seen in a way not too often in films. Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 'The White Masai has already sold four million copies in Europe and has now been turned into a big Hollywood film. It is a true testament to love at first sight and the human spirit to prevail and triumph over what seems the impossible. Two individuals who believe that their worldview is superior and therefore right (thus Carola condemns female circumcision because it does not fit her cultural outlook while Lemalian cannot understand how she could talk to men without being unfaithful to him), and it is their inability to understand the other that brings about their misery, separation, and divorce. I initially picked this book up due to an interest in reading about other cultures. The White Masai (German: Die weiße Massai) is a 2005 film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth and starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. After some time, when he is just drinking beer and not working, she fires him. Also, please someone, tell the author that the constant use of the phrase. was such a distraction that even this could make no real impact. I personally enjoyed the book. Sometimes following our passions doesn't always make for a wise or happy move but at least she did her best to make things work and I am sure she has become a better person with a broader view on life than she would have had she stayed in Switzerland and lived a 'normal' life. Magazine L'Illustré", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Masai&oldid=992304561, Articles needing additional references from January 2014, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 16:11. However, I didn't think it was very well written, but this could be because it was translated. The screenplay concerns Carola, a woman who falls in love in Kenya with Maasai Lemalian. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. VIDEO: Trailer - The White Masai Corinne Hofmann spent four years living in the arid bush of northern Kenya as wife to a Samburu warrior named Lketinga. Carola wants to return to Switzerland with her daughter, stating she needs a two-week holiday. The film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same name by the German born writer Corinne Hofmann. His family and friends smuggle him off to get away from her and she stalks him to his distant village where she demands to move in with him and his starving family (like they need another mouth to feed). Lemalian argues that this is no problem because she has more money in Switzerland. Hofmann returns to Kenya 14 years after marrying a Masai warrior and giving birth to his child. She has to accept this although she does not need him and he does not work hard. Lemalian does not want Carola to be friendly with other men, even if she is just serving a customer in a friendly way. Some readers seems to get really judgement about the decisions of the writer, simply because she chose to trade a more comfortable life for a less comfortable one. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. After some hesitation, Lemalian signs a form giving Carola consent to take the girl out of Kenya, although he suspects that she will not return. The themes of the film have been controversial. Carola (Hoss), a German woman living in Switzerland, is on holiday with her boyfriend in Kenya. WFG RATING: A-Vision Films present a … The details of life in traditional villages are really interesting and allows a tourist to understand what you are looking at and to moderate your interactions with Masai people, without objectifying them as human curiosities. Please try your request again later. She pursues this obsession to the point of moving to live in his mother's tiny hut and eventually marrying him and bearing him a daughter. Many Masai men are extremely attractive, but is it really possible to fall in love at first sight with someone you can't communicate with? 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