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Gravel Heart

Gravel Heart

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
272
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

Salim grows up in Zanzibar under the shadow of his father's disapproval and a house full of secrets. When political upheaval forces him to seek a new life in London, he finds himself adrift in a cold, unwelcoming city. There, he must confront difficult truths about his family and the complex nature of love and power.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicReflectiveEmotionalThought-Provoking
Coming of AgeFish Out of WaterBetrayal

Genres

Contemporary Literature 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...

Characters

SalimProtagonist
Uncle AmirSupporting
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