Memory Of Departure
Author: Abdulrazak Gurnah
ISBN: 978-1526653482
Price: Rs. 420.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape. The arrival of independence brings new upheavals as well as the betrayal of the promise of freedom. The new government, fearful of an exodus of its most able men, discourages young people from travelling abroad and refuses to release examination results. Deprived of a scholarship, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a wealthy uncle, in the hope that he will release his mother's rightful share of the family inheritance. The collision of past secrets and future hopes, the compound of fear and frustration, beauty and brutality, create a fierce tale of undeniable power.____________________'Gurnah is a master storyteller' FINANCIAL TIMES'Exile has given Gurnah a perspective on the "balance between things" that is astonishing, superb' OBSERVER'A captivating storyteller' GUARDIAN'Gurnah etches with biting incisiveness the experiences of immigrants exposed to contempt, hostility or patronising indifference on their arrival in Britain' SPECTATOR
Browse this title within our Fiction & Bestsellers collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 208 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1526653482.
About the Author
Abdulrazak Gurnah is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021. He is the author of ten novels: Memory of Departure, Pilgrims Way, Dottie, Paradise (shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award), Admiring Silence, By the Sea (longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Award), Desertion (shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize) The Last Gift, Gravel Heart, and Afterlives, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction 2021 and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize. He was Professor of English at the University of Kent, and was a Man Booker Prize judge in 2016. He lives in Canterbury.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1526653482
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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What is this book about?
The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape. The arrival...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Fiction & Bestsellers and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this novel for its quiet power and emotional depth. Abdulrazak Gurnah draws you into a young man’s struggle between duty and escape, hope and disappointment, set against a changing East Africa. The story feels intimate yet expansive, capturing family tensions, political uncertainty, and the ache of unrealized dreams. It’s a thoughtful, beautifully written read that stays with you long after the last page.
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 208.
Catalog Description
The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape. The arrival of independence brings new upheavals as well as the betrayal of the promise of freedom. The new government, fearful of an exodus of its most able men, discourages young people from travelling abroad and refuses to release examination results. Deprived of a scholarship, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a wealthy uncle, in the hope that he will release his mother's rightful share of the family...
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