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Paradise by abdulrazak gurnah paradise is a little book about a boy named yusuf who grows into manhood in east africa. They, each in their lifetime, have faced atrocities in the hands of their beloved ones and a crumbling government. By the sea by abdulrazak gurnah abdulrazak gurnah attempts to narrate a poignant tale of two men, a generation apart, who reside in mid40s africa, named saleh omar and latif mahmud. Jul 08, 2002 by the sea is beautiful, a meandering story of remembrance that takes you from zanzibar to london, through malaya and persia, a story of business, love, and revenge. The novel was nominated for both the booker prize and the whitbread prize for fiction. Abdulrazak gurnah was born in zanzibar in 1948 and teaches at the university of kent. On a late november afternoon saleh omar arrives at gatwick airport. In 198082 he taught at the university of kano, nigeria and in 1982 received his ph. Abdulrazak gurnahs novel by the sea 2001 is a compelling narrative of the trauma of displacement in postcolonial africa. Paradise was shortlisted for both the booker and the whitbread prizes. Buy by the sea by abdulrazak gurnah, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Paradise is at once a story of a young boys coming of age, the story of a continent on the verge of corruption by european colonialism, the story of african islam. Abdulrazak gurnah author abdulrazak gurnah was born in 1948 in zanzibar and teaches at the university of kent. Paradise by abdulrazak gurnah 9781565841635 paperback.
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