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Mein lieber Ilija Trojanow

Posted on March 8, 2012 by jke

Mein lieber Ilija Trojanow, mit dem Weltensammler hattest Du mich ja schon erreicht – dieser phantasievoll zusammengetragenen Biographie über Sir Richard Francis Burton, dem wahrscheinlich vielseitigsten Abenteurer und Kosmopoliten des viktorianischen Zeitalters. Ein Buch, dass sich ob des ständigen Wechsels … Continue reading →

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The Unfolding of yellow-orange books

Posted on November 9, 2010 by jke

Bought this book (2nd hand) about (some of the) Writing systems of Africa (by Saki Mafundikwa) because of Emeka’s tweet, EY’s post on Sokari’s blog and Jepchumba’s review. Another book I’d like to mention is “The Unfolding of Language – … Continue reading →

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“the Africans”

Posted on September 29, 2010 by jke

Why are there books (like the selection pictured above) & online publications on post & neo-coloniaslim in Africa as well as important recent developments on the African continent on one hand IF on the other hand I am still terribly … Continue reading →

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bite size chunks of information

Posted on October 23, 2009 by jke

A few years ago, I used to write longer e-mails. Some recipients would appreciate it, others probably didn’t – but only my sister had the guts to directly tell me: “I don’t have the time to read your novels”. She, … Continue reading →

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It’s our turn to read

Posted on August 20, 2009 by jke

“It’s Our Turn To Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistleblower”, by Michela Wrong, ISBN 978-0-00-724196-5 After having read this interesting book by Michela Wrong, written in a similar style as “In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the … Continue reading →

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