u003cpu003eu003cbu003e**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003eVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is a "compelling" (u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e) and unwavering contemplation of East African coastal life.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eHassan 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn 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/pu003e
