Paradise
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"Paradise" is a critically acclaimed novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores colonialism, displacement, and coming-of-age in early 20th-century East Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradise canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Abdulrazak Gurnah ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrize | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrizeYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tanzania ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of European colonial rule in East Africa
ⓘ
indentured servitude and debt bondage ⓘ loss of home and belonging ⓘ religion and spirituality in East Africa ⓘ |
| followedBy | By the Sea ⓘ |
| follows | Dottie ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-56584-163-5 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNobelLaureateAuthor | Abdulrazak Gurnah ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Abdulrazak Gurnah bibliography ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination |
Booker Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Booker Prize for Fiction
|
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amina
ⓘ
Khalil ⓘ Uncle Aziz ⓘ Yusuf ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ cultural encounter ⓘ displacement ⓘ slavery ⓘ trade and commerce ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of colonial East Africa
ⓘ
exploration of African perspectives on colonialism ⓘ lyrical narrative style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 256 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Press ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
East Africa
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German East Africa ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Booker Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Booker Prize for Fiction
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Abdulrazak Gurnah