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45akzente 3/15 Every Day is for the Thief > Recommended reading* Teju Cole, Nigeria/USA Random House, 192 pages ISBN: 978-0812985856 Personal views of a returnee, in episodes. Having grown up in Nigeria, Cole has now made his home in the USA. At the age of 30 he visits Lagos and observes the daily life of ‘his’ compatriots with an equal share of affection and detachment. Through writing he grapples with the burning question: to stay or to go? And then he realises what it means to be a for- eigner – not to leave behind a gap if you decide to go. Anita Djafari, Chief Executive, Litprom Marguerite Abouet/Clément Oubrerie (Illustration), Côte d’Ivoire Drawn and Quarterly, 382 pages ISBN: 978-1770460829 Brightly coloured and full of zest for life, this is the second omnibus of the Aya comics. Aya is now studying in Abidjan, her friend Bintou opens a consultancy for ‘boy issues’, and Innocent moves abroad. An omnibus exploding with cornrow hair- styles and large print dresses, as fast-paced as a TV series. Engaging, funny, turbulent. Ruthard Stäblein, literary critic and editor Aya: Life in Yop City > 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 Governance in the wood energy sector Available in English Marion Mundhenk The practice of generating energy from wood has a bad reputation, but this is not always justified. So long as the energy is generated sustainably, and the rules for protecting the forests and relevant actors are adhered to, it possesses enormous potential. Based on case studies from Cam- eroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Madagascar, this analysis highlights promising methods for utilising wood energy. Geistertanz Humberto Ak’abal, Guatemala Translated from Spanish by Erich Hackl Waldgut, 96 pages ISBN: 978-3037402474 Left-handed people as reincarnated beings and omnipresent spirits, the sea so distant but the divine present in all things: Ak’abal, the internationally celebrated Mayan poet and singer, writes about peo- ple, animals, plants and stones in his po- ems. He surprises us with ironic capers and allows us to glimpse the familiar with- in the foreign. Poetry for the world from the mountains of Guatemala! Cornelia Zetzsche, literary editor, critic and broadcaster GIZ: Integrated Company Report 2014 Available in English and German In 2014, the business volume of GIZ, which has over 16,000 employees worldwide, exceeded the EUR 2 billion mark for the second time. However, this year’s company report does not simply record our financial results; this time round we are proud to present an integrated report. This annual publication now also in- cludes a report on GIZ’s activities regarding sustainability – a key component of our work. > Recommended reading* PHOTO:OPENDAYS–EUROPEANWEEKOFREGIONSANDCITIES(PAGE44TOPLEFT)

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