Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize

Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism." The Zanzibari novelist becomes first black African writer in 35 years to win prestigious award

[aamarkaaj]

Bangladesh's Kutupalong, the largest refugee camp in the world now! Congratulations and love for you from Bangladesh! 🇧🇩

[lorenzosavioli]

Exactly "the Zanzibari". You are the only defining him precisely. He is indeed a Zanzibari from the Malindi quarter of stone town arrived in UK as a migrant teenager in 1968. As such he is not a Tanzanian as Tanzania does not allow dual citizenship but a naturalized British as many other East Guardian!

[sahraahmedkoshin]

Congratulations Mr. Abdulrazak Gurnah!

[msadrienafokoevents]

They forget the pain of wanting sanctuary

[gregmoore]

So he won a Nobel prize for who he is and not his art!

[yeahmate]

Black man writes book on colonialism and wins. Why am I not surprised? He should feel insulted

[hamidkassam]

Hongera Mzee! Niliishi Malindi pia kabla na baada ya mapinduzi

[Mark-bzox]

I’m humble and appreciate of all you’ve done for some school bills this flips really goes a long 👆you are really the best

[petrusordonez]

I thought Morgan Freeman won that prize 😂😂😂😂😂😂