New Delhi: There are a type of inhumane response in Europe for migrants who risk their lives, even dying, to escape violence and poverty, “said Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose novels explore the experience of refugees for the recent literature.
He is only a writer The second black African to win this honor.
In an exclusive interview for Toi, he also explored the English secretary of Priti Patel, who recently floated a controversial plan to push back the refugees across the channel in a small boat.
Gurnah said he was surprised that even Those who are refugees, such as the Secretary of the house whose Indian family migrated to Uganda and later England, showed a lack of affection for migrants.
“Should we slander this migrant than to treat them as people who, in many cases, escaped from violence, war, and poverty? “He said.
This is the subject What he felt was very strong since he himself arrived in England as a refugee that fled anxiety in Zanzibar.
In fact, it was the sense of alienation that he felt as a student in a foreign country who turned it into a writer.
“Sometimes we write to clarify our thoughts or just try and unravel ideas or feelings,” Gurnah said.