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Memory of Departure

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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 to a university abroad and deprived of the opportunity to study further. Instead, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a wealthy uncle, in the hope that he will release his mother’s rightful share of the family inheritance.

 

In Nairobi, Hassan experiences the collision of past secrets and future hopes, and the compounding of fear and frustration, beauty and brutality. In his debut novel, Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah creates a fierce tale of undeniable power.

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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 to a university abroad and deprived of the opportunity to study further. Instead, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a wealthy uncle, in the hope that he will release his mother’s rightful share of the family inheritance.

 

In Nairobi, Hassan experiences the collision of past secrets and future hopes, and the compounding of fear and frustration, beauty and brutality. In his debut novel, Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah creates a fierce tale of undeniable power.

 

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Paperback

2022

ISBN: 9781526653482

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