Memory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Title: Memory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 Author: Gurnah, Abdulrazak ISBN: 9781526653482 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Published: 2022 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Fiction 1396962 Publisher Description: **By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**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 experie