Bøker av Abdulrazak Gurnah

Paradise is a captivating novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah, published in 2004 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. This engrossing work of fiction is an exploration of the human condition, set against a backdrop of exotic locales and historical events. The author's masterful storytelling transports you to a world of intrigue, conflict, and raw emotion. The book's genre blurs the lines between historical fiction and drama, creating a unique reading experience that leaves a lasting impression. Paradise is more than just a book; it's a journey into a world that's as complex and captivating as the characters that populate it. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, this novel is a testament to Gurnah's literary prowess and his ability to weave a narrative that's as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.

Presents a story of love and betrayal, of seduction and of possession, and of a people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom of their times.

An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**Vehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is a "compelling" (New York Times) and unwavering contemplation of East African coastal life.Hassan Omar is a gifted young man, with a potentially bright future but a past marred by poverty. In the wake of a national uprising, and with a new government in place, though, he is denied a scholarship to a university abroad and deprived of the opportunity to study further. Instead, 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.In Nairobi, Hassan experiences the collision of past secrets and future hopes, and the compounding of fear and frustration, beauty and brutality. In his debut novel, Nobel Prize winning author Abdurlazak Gurnah creates a fierce tale of undeniable power.

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A "corrosively funny and relentless" (The New York Times) tale of cultural identity and displacement, Admiring Silence is the story of a man's dual lives as a refugee from his native Zanzibar in England.The unnamed narrator of this dazzling novel escapes from Zanzibar to England knowing that he will probably never return. In his new country, things are not quite as he imagined - the school where he teaches is cramped and violent, and he quickly forgets how it feels to belong. But when he meets a beautiful, rebellious woman named Emma, and when Emma, turns away from her white, middle-class roots to offer him love and bear him a child, the narrator chooses to hide his past from his new family and his present circumstance from his family back in Zanzibar. Twenty years later, when the barriers at last come down in Zanzibar, he is compelled to go back. What he discovers there, in a story potent with truth, will change the entire vision of his life.

The breakthrough book from the highly acclaimed author of By the Sea

Mottaker av Nobelprisen i litteratur 2021 Tolv år gammel blir Yusuf sendt av sine fattige foreldre til kysten for å bo hos onkelen Aziz, en velstående kjøpmann. Snart går det opp for Yusuf at selgeren ikke er onkelen hans. Sannheten er at han er solgt som gjeldsslave av sin far. Slik begynner livets harde skole for Yusuf. Gjennom Yusuf får vi oppleve et Afrika preget av stammestrider, overtro, sykdom og barneslaveri, men drømmeren Yusuf får også et glimt av portene til paradis. Paradis er en sterk, vakker og merkelig historie, skrevet i et poetisk, skjørt og avkledd språk, der perspektivet aldri avviker fra den unge hovedpersonens side. Den er godt forankret i tid og miljø, og nettopp derfor er det en historie som fortsatt er dypt allmenngyldig.

Mottaker av Nobelprisen i litteratur 2021 En sen novemberettermiddag ankommer Saleh Omar London. Med seg fra Zanzibar har han sin mest dyrebare eiendel, en mahogniboks med røkelse. Tidligere drev han møbelforretning i hjemlandet sitt, han var huseier, ektemann og far. Nå er han asylsøker, og taushet er hans eneste beskyttelse. Samtidig lever Latif Mahmud et stille og ensomt liv i London-leiligheten sin. Når Saleh og Latif møtes i en engelsk kystby, rulles gamle uoverensstemmelser opp. Det er en historie om kjærlighet og svik, forførelse og besittelse, og om et folk som desperat prøver å finne stabilitet midt i all uro.

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A "wonderful" (Maaza Mengiste) depiction of the life of an immigrant as he struggles to come to terms with the horror of his past and the meaning of his life in England.Dear Catherine, he began. Here I sit, making a meal out of asking you to dinner. I don't really know how to do it. To have cultural integrity, I would have to send my aunt to speak, discreetly, to your aunt, who would then speak to your mother, who would speak to my mother, who would speak to my father, who would speak to me and then approach your mother, who would then approach you. Daud has immigrated to England in the wake of political turmoil in his native Tanzania. For years, he has tried to hide his past. But when he meets Catherine, he is determined to recount for her the stories of his tragic upbringing, his flight to England, and the racism in his new homeland. Structured as a pilgrimage, one which leads Daud deep into the pain and beauty of the past and forward into a new understanding of his life in exile, Pilgrims Way is a captivating, lyrical story about identity, memory, and immigration.

Vinner av Nobelprisen i litteratur 2021. I 1899, i en landsby på Afrikas østkyst, er Hassanali på vei til moskeen for å gjøre alt klart til morgenbønnen. Men før han kommer så langt, ramler en engelskmann inn fra en sidegate og kollapser ved føttene hans. Hassanali får med seg mannen hjem, der han langsomt friskner til. Mannen viser seg å være Martin Pearce, forfatter, eventyrer og litt av en orientalist. Han forelsker seg i den vakre søsteren til Hassanali, Rehana, som har pleiet ham mens han lå syk. Femti år senere, rett før løsrivelsen fra det britiske imperiet, er det Amin som forelsker seg i Jamila, barnebarnet til Martin og Rehana. Gjennom fortellingen om to forbudte kjærlighetshistorier fra to tidsepoker utforsker Abdulrazak Gurnah de personlige og politiske konsekvensene av kolonialismen, kjærlighetens omskiftninger og fortellingens kraft.

'One of the world's most prominent postcolonial writers . He has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism and its effects on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals' Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel CommitteeDelivered in London on 7 December 2021, 'Writing' is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah. Collected here with three further essays, it explores his coming-of-age, his early experiences in 1960s Britain, the narratives of oceans, his lifelong love affair with reading, and the power of writing to subvert the stories that have been handed to us. Generous, funny and wise, this collection is the perfect introduction to the storyteller described as 'one of Africa's most important living writers'; whose work, now spanning four decades, continues to spin wonder and magic while offering penetrating insight into exile, migration and homecoming. 'In book after book, he guides us through seismic historic moments and devastating societal ruptures while gently outlining what it is that keeps those families, friendships and loving spaces intact' Maaza Mengiste'A wondrous writer' Philippe Sands

Nobelprisvinner i litteratur 2021 Ni år gammel rømmer Ilyas hjemmefra og blir bortført av tyske kolonitropper. Da han vender tilbake til landsbyen sin på Afrikas østkyst, oppdager han at foreldrene er døde, og at søsteren Afiya er gitt bort. Hamza vender også tilbake til byen han en gang bodde i. Han ble solgt av familien sin, og sluttet seg senere til de tyske troppene under krigen. Fattig og nedbrutt ønsker Hamza å leve et anstendig liv og vinne Afiyas kjærlighet. Skjebnen fører disse unge menneskenes liv sammen, men trusselen om en ny krig formørker tilværelsen deres og truer igjen med å rive dem opp og føre dem vekk fra hverandre. Abdulrazak Gurnah skriver aktuelt og allment om menneskers opplevelse av utenforskap og ønsket om å skape seg et nytt liv, og bøkene hans befinner seg i spenningsfeltet mellom enkeltpersoners skjebne og den kollektive historiefortellingen. Etterliv er nobelprisvinner Abdulrazak Gurnahs fjerde bok oversatt til norsk.

Mottaker av Nobelprisen i litteratur 2021 Da en 42 år gammel lærer rømte fra Zanzibar, trodde han at han sannsynligvis aldri ville komme tilbake. Drømmen om å studere i England betydde mer. Men ting blir ikke helt som han forestilte seg, skolen der han underviser, er trang og voldelig, han begynner å glemme hvordan det er å høre til. Men så kommer Emma, vakre, opprørske Emma, som vender seg bort fra sin egen hvite middelklassens røtter for å tilby ham kjærlighet og gi ham et barn. Til gjengjeld vever han et nett av løgner om sitt eget hjem, og han holder henne skjult for familien sin. Tjue år senere blir han tvunget til å ta et oppgjør med seg selv og sin egen identitet. Da han erkjenner sannheten, forandres samtidig hele hans syn på livet.

By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature A searing tale of a young woman re-discovering her troubled family history and finding herself in the process.In post-World War II England, 17-year-old Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour knows nothing of her family origins, and little of their history - or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. But Dottie knows what her family means to her, and in the wake of her mother's death, she's determined to keep the family together. She takes responsibility for her younger siblings, Sophie and Hudson. But as Sophie drifts from man to man, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into a world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs. Feeling rootless in England, she seeks a space for herself and an identity through books and begins to clear a path through life. Gradually, Dottie gathers the confidence to take risks, to forge friendships and to challenge the labels that have been forced upon her.For readers of Jhumpa Lahiri and Zadie Smith, Dottie is a deeply compassionate portrait of a second generation immigrant, a masterful examination of poverty and racism, and a psychologically nuanced story of family and survival.