{"product_id":"memory-of-departure-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021","title":"Memory of Departure: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 winner Abdulrazak Gurnah's debut novel is a powerful exploration of East African coastal life, depicting poverty, depravity, and the betrayal of freedom. The novel follows Hassan Omar as he escapes to Nairobi to claim his mother's inheritance, encountering past secrets and future hopes, fear, frustration, and beauty. Gurnah's storytelling is praised for its insight into the balance between things. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 December 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 traveling 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGurnah 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 154g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 199 x 23 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781526653482                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abdulrazak Gurnah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094370316538,"sku":"9781526653482","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/440caa189c81d35782c3f5f41f704961.jpg?v=1640287105","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/memory-of-departure-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}