
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
The Importance of Reflecting on Colonialism
You've been much celebrated for your writing on the experience of colonialism. How important is it to keep telling these stories and to explore them, as you said, and reflect on them through different entry points? Well, I don't think I have any choice. The consequences of European colonialism will vary as fast as the world. So it's not just a matter of writing about something in the heaven, it's writing about something that we are still engaged in.
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