Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Theft: A story of servitude, survival and the search for home
Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah returns with Theft, a moving portrait of loss, longing, and the elusive idea of home.
Examining colonial narratives and African representation in German literature
This is an edited extract of Henning Melber’s The Long Shadow of German Colonialism.
The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
The Portfolio: Celebrating a great year in African writing
Brittle Paper’s 50 Notable African Books is the product of extensive year-round reportage
Abdulrazak Gurnah: Nobel prize honours a self-effacing and unassuming talent
Not many knew of the unheralded Zanzibari author who has steadily produced 10 novels
Africa updates: What happened on the continent this week
In the round-up: The Catholic Church and abuse, literature, journalists win a Nobel peace prize and South Africa among the world’s worst polluters