Nobel Literature Prize 2021: Abdulrazak Gurnah named winner - BBC News

Nobel Literature Prize 2021: Abdulrazak Gurnah named winner - BBC News
The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature says he thought the phone call telling him he'd won was a cold caller.
Luckily, Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah was persuaded not to hang up.
The Swedish Academy praised Gurnah for his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism".
The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14m / £840,000).
Gurnah, 73, is the author of 10 novels, including Paradise and Desertion.
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He's very down-to-earth and doesn't hesitate to speak his mind. Love that!

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True 😍

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Congratulation Prof. Gurnar. You made us very proud. You are an inspiration to us who are also writers from Tanzania. Hongera sana!

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Hongera sana ..means

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Finally we've got one of our own recognized in an international Alfred Nobel prize in literature #viva Tanzania viva Africa 🙏

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Congratulations

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Congrats to win Nobel prize

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Congratulations! Sir. Wonderful achievement

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Congratulations to Zanzibar

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Congratulations, Professor!!

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Congratulations to the gentleman and literary figure !!!...

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Congratulation mr.abdulrazak.

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Best writer has been bestowed this prestigious prize.. really his writings has given new look and also expanded the horizon of marginalized lit.

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Congratulations.

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Congratulations to you very much. Abdul Razzaq Sir. Love From india..🇮🇳

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What a personality

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Congratulations for winning Nobel prize for literature. You really deserve this prize .Vivo Africa.

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Brilliant and Well done.

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What a great guy! 🔟

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I just got the book from our district library before ... everyone would like to know his books :) It would be my 1st one by Gurnah!

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I really like his reaction, a truly knowledgeable person he is.

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Beautiful......

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S/o to him for doing it for Africa 🙏🏾🙏🏾

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Zanzibar is an island and crossroads of the world for tens of centuries, why claim it for a continent, is that not a form of cultural appropriation?

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Congratulations to Abdul razak Gurnah sir for getting Nobel prize for literature.

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Congratulations professor......

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Congratulations sir its our pleasure as African to bring honours in our land again.

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Proud of you. .....

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Congratulations sir. I think he represents writers and perhaps plight of refugees… am not sure if he patronizes with daily or political challenges of residents of Zanzibar or Tanzanians 🇹🇿 in general. At any rate we as Tanzanians are proud of you and cheer you on in pursue of excellent writing… colonialism took much from our pot but many African nationalist brought Africa close to the graves as well. Shukran Mzee

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Congratulations. Two Nobel prize for Africa in literature. More to come in the nearest future and more often by God's grace.

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Actually...Soyenka,Nadine,Coetzee,Mahfouz and Gurrnah

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Grand.... Hats off !!!

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MashaAllah

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maybe he was not frozen but only been thinking carefully on the question hahaha

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Correction.... he is Zanzibarian

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He is not Tanzanian as Tanzania does not allow dual citizenship. He is a British citizen born in 1948 in what was the Sultanate of Zanzibar a former British Protectorate. He arrived in UK as a migrant teenager in 1968 to eventually become a British national. But maybe if he was "white" ( whatever that stands for in the USA definition of whitness) and born in USA as the PM than indeed he would be "British"? To be a British Nobel prize winner of Zanzibar and Yemen origine writing in English what is the winning formula? Please do clarify.

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Who?

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Why is it not possible Mr. Gurnah is a descendent of Arabs from Oman who traded in slaves, or perhaps his people were from Persia/West India. The island was a crossroads for tens of centuries, but he's claimed by a continent? Remember, Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. Abdulrazak left Zanzibar as a teen-ager, then spent the next 55 years or so in England. I'm happy for him, but the rest of the world needs some perspective, and not make up "wishes" about who he is.

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