Much of Gurnah's work is set on the coast of East Africa [22] and many of his novels' protagonists were born in Zanzibar. [23] Though Gurnah has not returned to live in Tanzania since he left at 18, he has said that his homeland "always asserts himself in his imagination, even when he deliberately tries to set his stories elsewhere." [12]

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The Arriver's Tale", in Refugee Tales, edited by David Herd and Anna Pincus ( Comma Press, 2016, ISBN 9781910974230) [61] a b c d e Flood, Alison (7 October 2021). "Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel prize in literature". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 . Retrieved 7 October 2021. Biobibliographical notes". Nobel Prize. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 . Retrieved 7 October 2021. From 1980 to 1983, Gurnah lectured at Bayero University Kano in Nigeria. He then became a professor of English and postcolonial literature at the University of Kent, where he taught until his retirement [3] [12] in 2017; he is now professor emeritus of English and postcolonial literatures at the university. [13]

a b Kohler, Sophy (4 May 2017). " 'The spice of life': trade, storytelling and movement in Paradise and By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah". Social Dynamics. 43 (2): 274–285. doi: 10.1080/02533952.2017.1364471. ISSN 0253-3952. S2CID 149236009. Fruchon-Toussaint, Catherine (8 March 2007). "Abdulrazak Gurnah, Prix RFI Témoin du Monde 2007". RFI (in French). Archived from the original on 14 March 2021 . Retrieved 8 October 2021.Gurnah was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fates of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". [1] [2] [3] He is Emeritus Professor of English and Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Kent. [4] Early life and education [ edit ]

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