EntertainmentPhoto: Deccan HeraldAbdulrazak Gurnah Discusses Identity and Colonialism in Literature
At the Kerala Literature Festival, Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah spoke about how political views influence literary criticism, especially regarding the term 'refugee.' He reflected on his debut novel Memory of Departure (1987), which tells the story of Hassan Omar's forced move from Kenge due to poverty. Gurnah's works challenge typical postcolonial narratives by defamiliarizing familiar experiences.
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