Mama Namibia: Based on True Events - Softcover

Serebrov, Mari

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9781624870705: Mama Namibia: Based on True Events
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1624870708 ISBN 13: 9781624870705
Publisher: Kamel Press LLC, 2023

Synopsis

A powerful historical novel based on true events from the first genocide of the twentieth century.

In 1904, Germany wages a war of extermination against the Herero and Nama people of South West Africa, now Namibia. Twelve-year-old Jahohora loses her family in a German ambush and is forced into the Omaheke Desert, where survival means hiding from soldiers, enduring thirst and hunger, and holding on to hope when everything familiar has been taken from her.

At the same time, Kov, a Jewish doctor serving in the Kaiser’s army, has volunteered to prove his loyalty to the Fatherland. But as he witnesses the cruelty inflicted on the Herero and Nama people, his faith in Germany, duty, and obedience begins to fracture.

Based on true events, Mama Namibia brings to life a devastating chapter of African history too often overlooked. Through the eyes of a young Herero girl and a conflicted Jewish doctor, Mari Serebrov tells a story of colonial violence, human courage, moral awakening, and the enduring resilience of a people marked for destruction. Following the original publication of Mama Namibia, Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako appointed Mari Serebrov as the Literary Laureate of the Herero Nation.

For readers of historical fiction, African history, Holocaust and genocide studies, colonial history, and stories of survival against impossible odds.

“Mama Namibia is based on the compelling true story of an innocent Herero girl whose life portrays the suffering, perseverance, and resilience of the Herero and Nama people as they faced their most daunting test, a genocide that proved to be the training grounds for the Holocaust.”
- Kuaima Riruako, Paramount Chief, Ovaherero Traditional Authority\

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Publisher
Kamel Press LLC
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1624870708
ISBN 13 
9781624870705
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
359
Rating
  • 4.59 out of 5 stars
    37 ratings by Goodreads

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