Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021. I read By the Sea. Here are a few thoughts:
I had never heard of Abdulrazak Gurnah before his being awarded The Nobel Prize for #literature. Just finished "By the Sea." It's really a beautiful book. https://t.co/okiPcYuqaB
— Ayman Hossam Fadel (@aymanfadel) December 11, 2021
Abdulrazak Gurnah "By the Sea," p 76 pic.twitter.com/DmZe2ovbtM
— Ayman Hossam Fadel (@aymanfadel) December 9, 2021
"It was a staggering thought, how little it had been possible to know and remain contented."
— Ayman Hossam Fadel (@aymanfadel) December 9, 2021
--Latif, internal dialogue
From Abdulrazak Gurnah, "By the Sea," p 122
From "By the Sea," by Abdulrazak Gurnah, p. 223 #literature #colonialism #Africa #Tanzania #Mombasa pic.twitter.com/E529Q0cE1q
— Ayman Hossam Fadel (@aymanfadel) December 11, 2021
