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Memory of Departure is a novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah, first published in 1987 by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom. It is Gurnah's first novel. It follows a Muslim man in an unnamed African country who seeks to be educated abroad.
- English
- Jonathan Cape
1. Jan. 1987 · 3.72. 783 ratings128 reviews. [Memory of Departure, 1987-8, GURNAH] This haunting coming-of-age novel evokes in spare but vivid prose the exotic sights, sounds and landscapes of coastal East Africa and the spiritual rebirth of a sensitive 15-year-old.
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- Hardcover
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 life Poverty...
Bloomsbury USA, Mar 8, 2022 - Fiction - 208 pages. **By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**Vehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is a "compelling" (New York...
- Abdulrazak Gurnah
- Bloomsbury USA, 2022
- reprint
Description. The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. Vehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal life. Poverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape.
- 1st
- Ebook (PDF)
- 160
- Dec 23 2021
7. Okt. 2021 · Memory of Departure (1988) Set on the East African coast, Gurnah’s first novel follows a young man struggling under a totalitarian regime, before being sent to live with a wealthy uncle in...
1. Jan. 1988 · Memory of Departure: Winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. Hardcover – January 1, 1988. [Memory of Departure, 1987-8, GURNAH] This haunting coming-of-age novel evokes in spare but vivid prose the exotic sights, sounds and landscapes of coastal East Africa and the spiritual rebirth of a sensitive 15-year-old.
- Abdulrazak Gurnah
