Bartholomäus Grill
Bartholomäus Grill illustrates the
figures of African time through a reading from his book “Ach, Afrika”. He
deals with two questions: Is there something like a specific African
slowness, or is it rather a romantic projection of us Europeans? Can the
African way of dealing with time also be understood as a form of rejection
of modernity?
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About the Author
Bartholomäus Grill, born 1954 at Oberaudorf on the Inn, he
studied philosophy, sociology and art history. He was political editor of
 „Zeit“, before he became their correspondent in Africa, ten
years ago. He lives and works as "Zeit"-correspondent in
Cape Town.
About the Book
 "Bartholomäus Grill shows
the profound effects of the slave trade and colonialism, yet at the same
time refutes the post-colonial conspiracy theories that blames the first
world for every misery. The main responsibility lies with the Africans
themselves, with despotic presidents and plundering elites. The
modernization of Africa, thus Grill’s provocative thesis, had to fail,
because Africans refused to cooperate. The old Africa has died, the new
one has not yet been born. Grill describes a continent, torn between
tradition and modernity.”
Ach, Afrika
Berichte aus dem Inneren eines Kontinents
Hardcover: Siedler Verlag, Berlin 2003
384 Pages, 24,00 EUR [D]
Paperback: Goldmann Verlag, Berlin 2005
432 Pages, 9,95 EUR [D]
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