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- Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for works that depict the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals
- Gurnah came to England as a refugee in the late 1960s from Zanzibar, was honoured for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism, a statement issued by the Nobel Prize Academy said
- His passionate treatment of the fate of the refugees caught in the crosshair of cultures has been enduring twinged with pathos and concern for the underprivileged.
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for works that depict the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals.
Gurnah came to England as a refugee in the late 1960s from Zanzibar, was honoured for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism, a statement issued by the Nobel Prize Academy said. His passionate treatment of the fate of the refugees caught in the crosshair of cultures has been enduring twinged with pathos and concern for the underprivileged. There are 10 novels and several short stories to his credit. His magnum opus, literary circles points out, is his 1994 novel “Paradise”, set in colonial East Africa during the First World War. That was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction. The upshot of creations is the harrowing experiences of the refugees.
Gurnah was born in 1948 and began writing as a 21-year-old in England. His first language and later became proficient in English. The Nobel Prize comes with a medal and a cash prize of 10 million Swedish kronor (about 980,000 euros, $1.1 million).
