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Baking Cakes in Kigali
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ISBN-13:
9781848871472
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.07.2009
Seiten:
361
Autor:
Gaile Parkin
Gewicht:
201 g
Format:
177x110x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Parkin, Gaile
Gaile Parkin was born and raised in Zambia, and studied at universities in South Africa and England. She has lived in many different parts of Africa, including Rwanda, where Baking Cakes in Kigali is set. She is currently a freelance consultant in the fields of education, gender and HIV/AIDS.
Gaile Parkin was born and raised in Zambia, and studied at universities in South Africa and England. She has lived in many different parts of Africa, including Rwanda, where Baking Cakes in Kigali is set. She is currently a freelance consultant in the fields of education, gender and HIV/AIDS.
... die Zutaten sind wichtig, aber ohne Hoffnung und Liebe braucht man den Ofen gar nicht erst anzustellen. Das denkt Angel, professionelle Kuchenbäckerin in Kigali, Ruanda. Gaile Parkin erzählt mit sanften Worten und wunderbarem Humor vom manchmal harten Leben in Afrika.
Shortlisted for the 2010 McKitterick Prize
Angel Tungazara runs a small business, baking cakes for the parties and celebrations of her neighbours. As her customers tell her their stories, Angel comes to realize how much each of them has to mourn as well as what they have to celebrate. And, finally, she comes to accept how much that is true of her too...
This is a uniquely charming, gently moving, deliciously funny novel about life, love and cake. Ultimately, it shows how the human spirit - even when pushed to its limits - endures and unifies us all.
Angel Tungazara runs a small business, baking cakes for the parties and celebrations of her neighbours. As her customers tell her their stories, Angel comes to realize how much each of them has to mourn as well as what they have to celebrate. And, finally, she comes to accept how much that is true of her too...
This is a uniquely charming, gently moving, deliciously funny novel about life, love and cake. Ultimately, it shows how the human spirit - even when pushed to its limits - endures and unifies us all.