Abdulrazak Gurnah – The Johannesburg Review of Books

‘To my mind, the family is the most important political space’—Nozuko Siyotula chats about her debut novel, Christopher

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec talks to Nozuko Siyotula about her debut novel, Christopher. ChristopherNozuko SiyotulaJacana Media, 2021 Jennifer Malec…

Africa

[Fiction Issue] ‘Khalifa did not suspect with what nostalgia he would remember those days in later life’—Read an excerpt from Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Afterlives

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021Abdulrazak GurnahLeave a Comment

The JRB presents an excerpt from Afterlives, the new novel from Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in…

Africa

‘Often we know ourselves and other people by the stories we construct’—Abdulrazak Gurnah on how to write fiction

October 15, 2021October 22, 2021Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah received the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, an announcement that came as a welcome surprise to…

Awards

[The JRB Daily] ‘I thought it was a prank, I really did’—Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah. Gurnah becomes the first Black African…