S5 Ep. 39: The Long Shadow of Colonialism: Nobel Prize Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah on German Conquest in East Africa and His Latest Novel, AFTERLIVES

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history and lasting effects of colonialism in African nations, particularly Tanzania, where he grew up, and which was once part of German East Africa. He reads from his book Afterlives, which traces the lives of young friends with different relationships to the schutztruppe, the German colonial troops. 

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This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf.

Selected Readings:

Abdulrazak Gurnah

• Afterlives
• Gravel Heart
• The Last Gift

Others:

• Abdulrazak Gurnah – Facts – 2021 - NobelPrize.org
• Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ - The New York Times
• Nobel Prize in Literature: Read About Abdulrazak Gurnah's Books - The New York Times
• Stories of Familial Unrest and Displacement - The New York Times
• In Tanzania, Gurnah’s Nobel Prize win sparks both joy and debate | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
• The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

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