Tag: Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Femrite’s International Literature Festival celebrates Abdulrazak Gurnah.
The International Literature Festival celebrating Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah will be hosted by Femrite in Kyambogo University, Kampala from November 22 – 24, 2023. Author and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah was declared literature laureate at the Nobel Prize in 2021; he is the first from East Africa to win the coveted award. The Zanzibar-born UK-based writer…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah, José Eduardo Agualusa for Macondo Literary Festival 2022.
Abdulrazak Gurnah and José Eduardo Agualusa are some of the guests to feature at the Macondo Literary Festival 2022 running in Nairobi from September 30 – October 2, 2022. The inaugural Macondo Literary Festival was hosted by the Macondo Book Society, founded by author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor and journalist Anja Bengelstorff, in Nairobi in 2019.…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah to headline Sharjah International Book Fair 2021.
Abdulrazak Gurnah is the headline guest at this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair set to run from November 3-13, 2021. Sharjah International Book Fair is an international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates since 1982. Recognized as one of the world’s top publishing events, it is the largest in the Arab world…
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Essay: Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Prize Win Is an Inspiration to a New Generation of African Writers – Prof Mohamed Bakari.
This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature went to Abdulrazak Gurnah, 73-year-old writer and academic, born in Zanzibar and currently residing in England. This choice took many literature aficionados by surprise, including serious scholars of literature from both Britain and outside. This is completely understandable, given that the last time any African won the Nobel was…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah leads stellar Ake Arts & Book Festival 2021 guest list
The guest list for the Ake Arts & Book Festival 2021, including headliner Abdulrazak Gurnah, features some of the leading names in African literature. The festival runs virtually from its Lagos, Nigeria base from October 28-30, 2021. The Ake Arts & Book Festival, popularly known as the Ake Festival, has been running in Nigeria since…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2021.
Abdulrazak Gurnah have been declared the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 today, October 7, 2021. The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish businessman, chemist, engineer, inventor, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel. Every year since 1901, the prize is handed out in the categories of peace, chemistry, medicine, and literature. The African and Black…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah is Ake Arts & Book Festival 2021 headliner
Abdulrazak Gurnah was announced the headliner for the Ake Arts & Book Festival 2021 set to happen in Lagos, Nigeria on October 28-30 on August 8, 2021. The Ake Arts & Book Festival, popularly known as the Ake Festival, has been running in Nigeria since 2012. Lovers of books and the arts attend book readings,…
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Writers of African descent on Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 shortlist.
Olive Otele, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Brit Bennett, and Akwaeke Emezi are on the shortlists for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 announced on Friday, May 28, 2021. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour of English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic George Orwell, are the UK’s most prestigious prizes for political writing. The Orwell Foundation annually…
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Writers of African descent on Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 longlist.
Olive Otele, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Brit Bennett, Monique Roffey, and Akwaeke Emezi are on the longlist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2021 announced today, April 9, 2021. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour of English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic George Orwell, are the UK’s most prestigious prizes for political writing. The Orwell Foundation…
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Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Man Booker 2016 judging panel
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah will be joining the judging panel of the 2016 Man Booker Prize jury that was announced yesterday. Born in Zanzibar, Gurnah’s novel, Paradise was shortlisted for The Booker Prize in 1994 while By the Sea was longlisted in 2001 so he will probably have a clue as to this whole Booker…