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I just bumped into this very interesting story
In 1986, Hofmann and her then boyfriend Marco made a trip to Kenya. There, she met a Samburu warrior named Lketinga Leparmorijo and instantly found him irresistible.
She left Marco, went back to Switzerland, sold her possessions
In 1986, Hofmann and her then boyfriend Marco made a trip to Kenya. There, she met a Samburu warrior named Lketinga Leparmorijo and instantly found him irresistible.
She left Marco, went back to Switzerland, sold her possessions
In 1987, she returned to Kenya, determined to find Lketinga, which she eventually did.
The couple moved in together, married, and had a daughter.
The Samburu are a pastoralist people related to the Maasai, and live in small villages in an arid area of central Kenya.
The couple moved in together, married, and had a daughter.
The Samburu are a pastoralist people related to the Maasai, and live in small villages in an arid area of central Kenya.
Hofmann moved into her mother-in-law's manyatta (compound) and learned to live as a Samburu woman, fetching wood and water.
She later opened a small shop in the village, to sell basic goods.
Hofmann suffered several hardships,
She later opened a small shop in the village, to sell basic goods.
Hofmann suffered several hardships,
including diseases (mainly malaria) and marital problems.
Increasingly paranoid jealousy from her husband, possibly a side effect of his addiction to the drug khat (miraa), severely damaged her relationship, and in 1990 she decided to return to Switzerland for good,
Increasingly paranoid jealousy from her husband, possibly a side effect of his addiction to the drug khat (miraa), severely damaged her relationship, and in 1990 she decided to return to Switzerland for good,
taking her daughter with her.
She returned to visit her Samburu family for the first time in 2004. Another visit followed, this time in the company of the daughter she had with Lketinga.
The reunion is described in Afrika, meine Passion.
She returned to visit her Samburu family for the first time in 2004. Another visit followed, this time in the company of the daughter she had with Lketinga.
The reunion is described in Afrika, meine Passion.
Later on, she wrote a book about her experiences. The book, titled “Die weisse Massai” became a phenomenal success.
It has been translated into several languages, and in 2005, made into an eponymous movie starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido.
It has been translated into several languages, and in 2005, made into an eponymous movie starring Nina Hoss and Jacky Ido.
Hofmann has since written four other books, three of which, Zurück aus Afrika (Back from Africa), Wiedersehen in Barsaloi (Reunion in Barsaloi) and Afrika, meine Passion (Africa, my passion), are sequels to the first book.
This story got me thinking why the marriage didn’t work 🤔
She was really in love with him and the culture, sacrifice a lot to make everything worked but sadly it didn’t.
Did the man culture played a big role or they generally wasn’t compatible?
Was it karma as most African… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
She was really in love with him and the culture, sacrifice a lot to make everything worked but sadly it didn’t.
Did the man culture played a big role or they generally wasn’t compatible?
Was it karma as most African… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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