{"product_id":"memory-of-departure-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2022","title":"Memory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMemory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781526653482\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBloomsbury Publishing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is a \"compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and unwavering contemplation of East African coastal life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHassan Omar is a gifted young man, with a potentially bright future but a past marred by poverty. In the wake of a national uprising, and with a new government in place, though, he is denied a scholarship to a university abroad and deprived of the opportunity to study further. Instead, Hassan travels to Nairobi to stay with a wealthy uncle, in the hope that he will release his mother's rightful share of the family inheritance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Nairobi, Hassan experiences the collision of past secrets and future hopes, and the compounding of fear and frustration, beauty and brutality. In his debut novel, Nobel Prize winning author Abdurlazak Gurnah creates a fierce tale of undeniable power.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Memory of Departure: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 | Abdulrazak Gurnah | Paperback | 9781526653482 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks C 1757700","offer_id":49178317291672,"sku":"1757700","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81fmP6gpbLL.jpg?v=1780066968","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/memory-of-departure-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2022","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}