Dottie: By The Winner Of The Nobel Prize In Literature 2021
Author: Abdulrazak Gurnah
ISBN: 9781526653468
Price: Rs. 420.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural pastDottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history - or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain.At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother and sister and is obsessed with keeping the family together. However, as Sophie, lumpen yet voluptuous, drifts away, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into the world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs. Building on her fragmented, tantalising memories, she begins to clear a path through life, gradually gathering the confidence to take risks, to forge friendships and to challenge the labels that have been forced upon her.
Browse this title within our Summer Read collection. Edition details: Paperback, en, 352 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781526653468.
About the Author
Abdulrazak Gurnah is an acclaimed author whose published works are celebrated internationally for their narrative mastery and enduring reader appeal.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- en • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9781526653468
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural pastDottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Summer Read and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love Dottie for its quiet power and emotional honesty. Through one young woman’s struggle to hold her family together, you’re drawn into a moving exploration of identity, memory, and inherited pain. The prose is intimate yet fearless, revealing how self-worth is shaped—and reshaped—by culture, love, and survival. It’s the kind of literary novel that stays with you, leaving you thoughtful, tender, and deeply moved.
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Language: en.
- Page count: 352.
Catalog Description
By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural pastDottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history - or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain.At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother and sister and is obsessed with keeping the family together. However, as Sophie, lumpen yet voluptuous, drifts away, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into the world of crime, Dottie is forced to...
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