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À Beira-mar

À Beira-mar

Historical FictionLiterary Fiction
Pages
368
Published
2022
Language
Portuguese

Synopsis

Saleh Omar, an elderly Zanzibari shopkeeper, arrives as an asylum seeker in an English coastal town, carrying only a small wooden box. As he navigates his new life, he reflects on his past, his family, and the political upheavals that led to his exile. The story delves into themes of memory, displacement, and the search for belonging across cultures.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicReflectiveThought-Provoking
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

About the author

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Abdulrazak Gurnah

Abdulrazak Gurnah FRSL (born 20 December 1948) is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic. 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; Desertion (2005); and By the Sea (2001), which was longlisted for the Booker and shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Gurnah was awarded the 2021 No...