Abdulrazak Gurnah, author of 'Afterlives' - 2021 Nobel Prize winner discusses distractions, why reading is as important as writing, and needing blank walls
Writer's Routine
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Abdul Rizak Gurna and the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
Abdul Rizak Gurna won the 2021 Nobel Prize in literature. He was forced to flee Zanzibar when he was 18 and is now Professor Emeritus of English at University of Kent. We talk about how he managed to balance his writing alongside a hectic job as a lecturer, immersing himself in books all the time. You can hear why he doesn't want to see things when he's writing. All he needs is a blank wall for concentration.
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