The White Masai (originally published in German as Die weiße Massai) is an autobiographical novel written by Corinne Hofmann about the years she spent in Kenya.

[2] The novel tells the story of Corinne's trip from her home country of Switzerland to Kenya, as a tourist in the company of her fiancé Marco.

[3] Before their vacation is over she makes a decision that she would go to Switzerland sell her dressmaking business and get back to Kenya to live with her "new found love".

In Kenya, she suffered hardships like poor living conditions, tropical diseases, and nearly losing her pregnancy, but persisted.

Her husband's fits of jealousy make her feel insecure, and eventually she flees Kenya with her daughter and returns to Switzerland.