Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah uses fiction as a bridge to the realities of colonialism, refugees
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Resume2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah is the first Black African author to win the prize for literature in three decades.
His novels center on themes of migration, identity and effects of colonialism in East Africa.
Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks to Gurnah about his life, his work and the significance of the win.
This segment aired on October 13, 2021.