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Memory of Departure
A Literary Fiction Novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Subgenres:
- East Africa,
- Coming-of-Age,
- Political Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- East African stories where independence upends every expectation
- Family inheritance dramas with simmering secrets and shifting loyalties
- Characters navigating hope and hardship in postcolonial settings
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. 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.
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