by Abdulrazak Gurnah · Universidad de Jaen · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466375535
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Immerse yourself in the beauty and harshness of pre-colonial Africa with 'Paradise', a coming-of-age novel by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. Through the eyes of Yusuf, a young man given to his uncle to settle a debt, you will discover an exuberant and hostile world, full of ruthless tribes and heartless invaders. This moving story will transport you to an African sensory landscape, exploring themes of freedom, innocence and the effects of colonialism.
Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian novelist and academic of Yemeni origin. He was born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s as a refugee during the Zanzibar Revolution. His novels include Paradise (1994), which was shortlisted for both the Booker and the Whitbread Prize; By the Sea (2001), which was longlisted for the Booker and shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and Desertion (2005), shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
