Memory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Book Overview

**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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526653486
• ISBN13: 9781526653482
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"