After writing nine amazing books, the Nobel Literature Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah ‘Afterlives’ was published on October 2020.
And exactly a year later, he had won the Nobel 2021 prize in the literature.
‘Afterlives’ is an addition to the noble African literature archives created by Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie and other writers who can be seen.
Post-colonialism, immigration, refugees and racism continue to be the dominant theme in Gurnah’s books and ‘after life’ take precedents by all means.
Located in the middle of the African colonial conflict, where Germany, England, Belgium and France struggled to control, ‘Safterlives’ is the story of Ilyas and Hamza.
Ilyas was a young man who was stolen from his parents by German forces.
Hamza, on the other hand, sold and has been raised under the protection of an officer who now puts full claims for it.
After finishing the war, Hamza returned home to the same place where Ilyas lived and is now looking for work, security, and love – in the sister of Ilyas Afiya, who was shared by their parents.
This book captures one of the most prominent consequences of world war and colonization that will soon occur – the life and struggle of Africans stolen or purchased to fight for Europe.
This book has been widely recognized due to the description of the theme of the life of the army that stands out but is rarely explored that struggle for invaders.
Add this book to your reading list if you want to choose a novel written by the winner this year about the prestigious Nobel prize in the literature.
How criticizes to see books:
Maaza wrote writing in
The Guardian, “Gurnah did not dodge from a complicated meeting psychologically.
He showed the same patience and cared that he showed all his characters when he followed Hamza through war, guiding us with experts in contemplation of deeper Christian roles in the boost to build and Maintain the colonial empire.
And through Hamza and Afiya, it provides windows on the potential of restorative trust and love.
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Jane Shilling wrote for
Standard.co.uk, “New Novel Abdulrazak Gurnah is a tender story about extraordinary ordinary life.”
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