Status: 05.08.2022 06:00 a.m
Literary restaurant acquaintances, a great trilogy from Zimbabwe and tips from Venice Trommer from the first German bookstore specializing in Africa.
An African family saga, as thick as possible and with as much religious themes as possible? No problem for Venice Trommer. As an eat.READ.sleep. bookstore joker, she recommends exciting novels from the African continent to Daniel and Jan. In an interview with the two hosts, she explains why it is definitely worth taking a look at this diverse literature.
Jan has a book with him that was sometimes too shocking even for him: The First World War, told from the point of view of a so-called Senegal shooter. All the better that nothing actually happens in the bestseller challenge – but the book still inspires both of them. Daniel also gets to know exciting female authors over dinner. And an award-winning trilogy from Zimbabwe should not be missing from this Africa focus. Just like an insider tip from Senegalese cuisine. But be careful: Some things that look hard actually have a hard core.
AUDIO: (67) Baobab sweets and books from Africa (60 min)
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The books of the show
- Marc Engelhardt: “Baobab – a portrait” (Matthes&Seitz Berlin)
- Maaza Mengiste: “The Shadow King”. Translated by Brigitte Jakobeit and Patricia Klobusiczky. (dtv)
- Mercy Dangarembga: “Survive”. Translated by Anette Grube. (Orlanda Publishers)
- David Diop: “At night our blood is black”. Translated by Andreas Jandl. (Structure Paperback)
- Anne Tyler: “A common cause”. Translated by Michaela Grabinger. (No buts)
- Nagib Mahfuz: “Cairo Trilogy”. Translated by Doris Kilias. (Union publisher)
- Abubakar Adam Ibrahim: “Where we stumble and where we fall”. Translated by Susann Urban. (Residence publisher). Tip from Venice Trommer for Daniel
- Jennifer Nansubuga – I’m Not Afraid: “The First Woman (Intercontinental)”. Tip from Venice Trommer for Jan
- Drawn for the next bestseller challenge: Mathijs Deen: “Dutchman”. Translated by Andreas corner. (mare)
Book tips with a focus on Africa from the eat.READ.sleep. community
- Ngugi wa Thiong’o: “Dreams in times of war”. (S. Fischer Verlag). Tip from Silke
- Chris Cleave: “Little Bee. (dtv). Tip from Hanne
- Chimanda Ngozi Adichie: “Blue Hibiscus”. (S. Fischer Verlag). Tip from Anita
- Richard Dooling: “Tomb of the white man”. (Hanser). Tip from Christine
- Oyinkan Braithwaite: “My sister, the serial killer”. (flower bar). Tip from Petra
- Abraham Verghese: “Return to Missing”. (Island). Tip from Catherine
- Taiye Selasi: “These things don’t just happen”. (S. Fischer Verlag). Tip from Inge
- Binyavanga Wainaina: “One day I will write about this place”. (The Miracle Horn). Tip from Maria
- And you will find numerous other novels to listen to in the ARD audio library.
The recipe for African baobab bread
Ingredients:
- 2 Owner
- 200ml buttermilk
- 120 ml canola oil
- 3 bananas (ripe)
- 150 grams of cane sugar
- 300 g spelled flour
- 2 TL Backpulver
- 20 g baobab powder (sometimes you can even get it in a very well stocked supermarket)
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Separate the eggs. Mix together the egg yolks with the buttermilk and oil. Mix the dry ingredients and add to the egg-oil-milk mixture. Beat the egg whites and fold into the batter. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until the bread is golden brown throughout and on top.
The pulp of the baobab is said to contain six times more vitamin C than an orange, ten times more antioxidants than an apple and twice as much calcium as milk. (…) It is a satiating source of energy, an anti-fatigue agent and a potent immunity booster. Since then I’ve been adding a tablespoon of baobab powder to my muesli. I can always use a remedy for tiredness in the morning. In addition to a gentle citrus note, the powder always exudes a touch of Africa and wanderlust.
Marc Engelhardt, “Baobab – a portrait
He takes over the whole planet. He penetrates him with his roots. And if the planet is too small and the baobabs
get too numerous, they blow him up.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Der Kleine Prinz”
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