US EditionNobel Prize author did not pick literature A-level as it did not feel ‘useful’
- Abdulrazak Gurnah, a writer from Zanzibar, Tanzania, born in 1948, received the 2021 Nobel Prize recognizing his contributions to literature while residing in Canterbury, Kent.
- Gurnah fled a repressive regime targeting his Arab Muslim community and moved to Britain as a refugee in 1968, traveling illegally without telling his mother.
- He initially avoided studying literature at A-level, feeling it was not useful during decolonisation, but later switched to literature, earning a B.Ed. And a PhD.
- In March, shortly after receiving the Nobel Prize, Gurnah released Theft, a novel that explores the experiences of three young Tanzanian men around the start of the 2000s.
- The Swedish Academy commended his work for its honest and empathetic exploration of colonialism’s impact, drawing on his personal background and experience as a refugee.
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Nobel Prize author did not pick literature A-level as it did not feel ‘useful’
Abdulrazak Gurnah told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs that he concentrated on science courses.
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