Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for his works exploring themes of colonialism, displacement, and migration.
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| Gurnah | 0 | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Literature
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human → novelist → writer → |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century → |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
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Booker Prize nomination
Nobel Prize in Literature → |
| citizenship |
Tanzania
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United Kingdom → |
| continentOfOrigin | Africa → |
| countryOfBirth | Tanzania → |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-12-20 → |
| educatedAt | University of Kent NERFINISHED → |
| employer | University of Kent NERFINISHED → |
| ethnicGroup |
Swahili language
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surface form:
Swahili
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| familyName |
Abdulrazak Gurnah
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surface form:
Gurnah
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| fieldOfWork |
literature
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postcolonial literature → |
| genre |
fiction
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historical novel → postcolonial fiction → |
| givenName | Abdulrazak → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| movement | postcolonialism → |
| name | Abdulrazak Gurnah self-link → |
| nationality | Tanzanian-born British → |
| notableFor | depicting the effects of colonialism in East Africa → |
| notableWork |
Admiring Silence
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Afterlives → By the Sea → Desertion → Paradise → |
| occupation |
literary critic
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novelist → university professor → |
| placeOfBirth | Zanzibar → |
| positionHeld | Professor of English → |
| religion | Islam → |
| residence | Canterbury → |
| writingTheme |
colonialism
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displacement → exile → identity → memory → migration → |
| yearAwarded | 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature → |
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Gurnah