One of the worlds most prominent postcolonial writers He has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism and its effects on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel CommitteeDelivered in London on 7 December 2021, Writing is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah. Collected here with three further essays, it explores his comingofage, his early experiences in 1960s Britain, the narratives of oceans, his lifelong love affair with reading, and the power of writing to subvert the stories that have been handed to us. Generous, funny and wise, this collection is the perfect introduction to the storyteller described as one of Africas most important living writers whose work, now spanning four decades, continues to spin wonder and magic while offering penetrating insight into exile, migration and homecoming. In book after book, he guides us through seismic historic moments and devastating societal ruptures while gently outlining what it is that keeps those families, friendships and loving spaces intact Maaza MengisteA wondrous writer Philippe Sands

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