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We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/USA Chatto & Windus, 304 pages ISBN: 9780701188047 At once ebullient and sad, this novel traces Darling’s journey from a slum in Zimbabwe to Detroit. The young, first-person narrator (Darling) is a cool yet sensitive girl who com- bines and reflects the two different worlds. Karl-Markus Gauß, author and literary critic Non-governmental vocational training – approaches for German bilateral international cooperation Available in German Notes from an expert workshop From a German perspective, companies are an important part of any successful vocational train- ing system and should be actively involved in the implementation, steering and financing of technical and vocational educa- tion and training. The workshop documented in this publication facilitated an exchange of ideas concerning these aspects between GIZ and KfW. > Recommended reading* Manual for tourism planning in development cooperation Available in German Matthias Beyer This manual provides strategic, technical and methodological recommendations for overcoming the challenges that exist in tourism planning in developing countries and emerging economies. It is intended for local and international advisors, those working in tourism projects as part of development cooperation, governmental organisations in the target countries, and companies and associations in the sector. PHoto:ZANETTINI/LAIF(PAGE44TOPlEFT) 45akzente 1/15 The Last of the Angels > Recommended reading* Fadhil al-Azzawi, Iraq/Germany Translated from Arabic by William M. Hutchins Free Press (Simon & Schuster), 304 pages ISBN: 9781416567455 In Kirkuk in the 1950s, the adventurer Ha- meed – known as ‘Hameed Nylon’ – is a symbol for the hope and desire for freedom felt by the Iraqi people. He stands between idyllic scenery and oil fields, demons and modern nightmares, British colonial powers, communists and weapons dealers. This liter- ary view goes deeper than the daily headlines. Incredible Arabic literary narrative – satirical, poetic, fantastic! Cornelia Zetzsche, literary editor, critic and broadcaster Lola Shoneyin, Nigeria Serpent’s Tail, 256 pages ISBN: 9781846687495 Baba Segi is a Nigerian man of stature. He has four wives and a horde of children. But: wife number four has been to university, which makes for considerable turmoil in the household. An acerbic yet highly witty social satire that tells the story of the four women, culminating in a grotesque finale. Katharina Borchert, literary critic and editor The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives > Recommended reading* * Litprom – the Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature – provided the reviews for akzente. The titles were selected from Litprom’s list of best new novels. www.litprom.de INFO