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Paradise: By The Winner Of The Nobel Prize In Literature 2021
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From The Nobel Prize Winner, A Comingofage Story That Illuminates The Harshness And Beauty Of An Africa On The Brink Of Colonizationshortlisted For The Booker Prize And The Whitbread Award, Paradise Was Characterized By The Nobel Prize Committee As Abdulrazak Gurnahs Breakthrough Work. It Is At Once The Chronicle Of An African Boys Comingofage, A Tragic Love Story, And A Tale Of The Corruption Of African Tradition By European Colonialism.Sold By His Father In Repayment Of A Debt, Twelveyearold Yusuf Is Thrown From His Simple Rural Life Into Complexities Of Precolonial Urban East Africa. Through Yusufs Eyes, Gurnah Depicts Communities At War, Trading Safaris Gone Awry, And The Universal Trials Of Adolescence. The Result Is What Publishers Weekly Calls A Vibrant And Powerful Work That Evokes The Edenic Natural Beauty Of A Continent On The Verge Of Fullscale Imperialist Takeover.
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- Q: What is the page count of this book? A: This book has two hundred fifty-six pages. It provides an in-depth exploration of themes related to coming of age and colonialism.
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- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of this book is Abdulrazak Gurnah. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in twenty twenty-one.
- Q: What genre does this book belong to? A: This book belongs to the Coming of Age genre. It explores the transition from childhood to adulthood in a pre-colonial African setting.
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- Q: What is the main theme of this book? A: The main theme of this book is the coming-of-age journey against the backdrop of colonialism. It explores personal and cultural identity.