{"product_id":"9788494383069","title":"Kamante's Tales","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKamante's Tales\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work offers a unique and authentic perspective on life at Karen Blixen's coffee farm in Kenya, narrated from the viewpoint of Kamante Gatura, her head cook. Through a series of stories filled with traditional wisdom and a direct style, the reader gains access to an African version of the years the baroness spent in Nairobi. It is a literary testimony that enriches the memory of an emblematic time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book collects the memories of Kamante Gatura, who joined Karen Blixen's coffee farm as a boy and eventually became her head cook. Far from being a simple chronicle, the stories offer an inside look at Kikuyu culture, showing the coexistence, challenges, and daily anecdotes of that era. The narration, imbued with African orality, reconstructs the figure of Blixen from a local perspective and provides a unique voice to a story already known from a Western viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eColonial memory from an African perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDaily life and intercultural relations in early 20th-century Kenya.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eOral tradition and wisdom of the Kikuyu people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe figure of Karen Blixen as seen by her workers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTravel narrative and experiences in East Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in classic travel literature, historical memoirs, and biographies told from a non-Eurocentric perspective. It will also be of great interest to those who have read \u003cem\u003eOut of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e by Karen Blixen and wish to know the other side of that story, as well as to fans of African narrative and ethnographic accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA complementary and enriching vision of Karen Blixen's work, from the experience of a local protagonist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to the oral tradition and worldview of the Kikuyu people through their own words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA valuable historical testimony about life on a coffee farm in colonial Kenya.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn enjoyable and direct read, with the authenticity of someone who lived the events firsthand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Kamante Gatura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: CONFLUENCIAS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTopic: Biography: general, memoirs, modern and contemporary fiction, classic travel literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: MEMORIAS DE ÁFRICA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: July 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 153\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 540 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a work of great testimonial value that offers a necessary and often silenced voice in colonial narrative. The simplicity and honesty of Kamante Gatura's account bring unexpected depth to a well-known story, making this book essential reading to complete the memory of that time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CONFLUENCIAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407129403739,"sku":"9788494383069","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849438306.jpg?v=1781847411","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494383069","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}