David Read (Autor)

David Read (1921-2015) kam mit  sieben Jahren ins Land der Massai, wo seine Mutter ein Hotel führte und mit den Massai Handel trieb. Read verbrachte in Tanzania/Kenia die nächsten sieben Jahre, die sein Leben prägten. Eine herausragende Erfahrung war für ihn die intensive Freundschaft mit Massaijungen, durch die er das Stammesleben hautnah kennen und lieben lernte. Da die Massai keine schriftlichen Überlieferungen kennen, sind seine Romane wertvolle Quellen, um die Lebensweise der Massai kennen zu lernen und zu verstehen (Originaltext siehe Wikipedia).

2012 machte ich in Moshi die Bekanntschaft mit David Read, der mir erlaubte die digitalen Versionen seiner Romane zu veröffentlichen. Das Foto entstanden 2013 anlässlich eines Besuches von Andy Reich (ict-Atelier) mit Kari Fleischmann und Edith Müller bei David Read in Usa River, Tanzania. Die Sprecherin des Hörbuches Barefoot over the Serengeti (Tochter von Karl Fleischmann) Christine Fleischmann wie auch Jason Savidge wuchsen selber in Tanzania auf und kennen die Handlungsorte der biografischen Geschichten von David Read.

Andy Reich, 2022

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Barefoot over the Serengeti, audiobook, engl.

"Barefoot over the Serengeti" is the story of a unique childhood... With seven years, David Read came into the land of the Masai. He maintained a close friendship with a young Masai tribe and learned about the life of the people close to know and love. The narrative gives the listener a genuine insight into the life of this African nation.

Barefoot over the Serengeti. Autor: David Read; read by Christine Fleischmann; Duration: 8 Std. und 36 Min. Language: english.

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Another Load of Bull, audiobook, engl.

An historical audiobook 'Another load of Bull' by David Read, read from Jason Savidge. The war was over and David, returning to East Africa, asked himself, as did many of his contemporaries, "what next"? It was not an easy world in which to readjust. He opted to become a Livvestock Marketing Officer in Dodoma, with the Tanganyika Veterinary Department. Money was short, and Pat, who had also been demobbed and had joined him in Dodoma, nursed to help augment their income. Finally, the break David had been hoping for materialized and he embarked on a new chapter in his life as a wheat farmer on the Western slopes of Kilimanjaro. With no formal training, David survived largely on his local knowledge and language skills, supplemented by his cattle buying. Life on 'Mountainside' suited David, despite the constant battle against Africa's unforgiving environment, but the winds of change were to bring a greater challenge and one that would ultimately end David's dreams.

Another Load of Bull, Autor David Read; english; read by Jason Savidge (Baobab Reisen), Spieldauer 12 Std. 10 Min.

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