Theft
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Bestel Theft eenvoudig bij Stumpel.nl. Bestel online, of haal het op in de winkel. The new novel from the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature - 'a maestro' (Guardian). A captivating story of the intertwined lives of three young people coming-of-age in postcolonial East Africa Aged thirteen, orphaned Badar is taken to his new life as a house boy in Dar es Salaam, where he will work to earn his keep. Life in the beautiful house is beyond anything Badar could have possibly imagined; and when Karim, the ambitious student son of house comes home to visit, the two young men strike up a tentative friendship. But when an old grudge surfaces, and terrible accusations are made, Badar finds himself expelled from the little kingdom he has come to call home. Aided by Karim, he manages to rebuild a life for himself - behind the desk of a faded hotel on the coast of Zanzibar. Here, Badar watches as the realities of this newly independent nation collide with the presumptions of Western tourists; and is thrown into crisis as he witnesses Karim succumb to temptation. Vivid, intimate, wise and profound, The Long Road sees Abdulrazak Gurnah at the height of his powers: a captivating story of the coming-of-age of young people in a young nation, and the personal acts of self-determination that help us to write our stories.
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Bestel Theft eenvoudig bij Stumpel.nl. Bestel online, of haal het op in de winkel. The new novel from the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature - 'a maestro' (Guardian). A captivating story of the intertwined lives of three young people coming-of-age in postcolonial East Africa Aged thirteen, orphaned Badar is taken to his new life as a house boy in Dar es Salaam, where he will work to earn his keep. Life in the beautiful house is beyond anything Badar could have possibly imagined; and when Karim, the ambitious student son of house comes home to visit, the two young men strike up a tentative friendship. But when an old grudge surfaces, and terrible accusations are made, Badar finds himself expelled from the little kingdom he has come to call home. Aided by Karim, he manages to rebuild a life for himself - behind the desk of a faded hotel on the coast of Zanzibar. Here, Badar watches as the realities of this newly independent nation collide with the presumptions of Western tourists; and is thrown into crisis as he witnesses Karim succumb to temptation. Vivid, intimate, wise and profound, The Long Road sees Abdulrazak Gurnah at the height of his powers: a captivating story of the coming-of-age of young people in a young nation, and the personal acts of self-determination that help us to write our stories.
BolBrought into a lowly position in a great house in Dar es Salaam, Badar finds the first true home of his life – and the friendship of Karim, the young man of the house. Even when a shattering false accusation sees Badar sent away, Karim and Fauzia refuse to turn away from their friend. It is the 1990s. Growing up in Zanzibar, three very different young people – Karim, Fauzia and Badar – are coming of age, and dreaming of great possibilities in their young nation. But for Badar, an uneducated servant boy who has never known his parents, it seems as if all doors are closed.
FnacAbdulrazak Gurnah (Auteur) - Verschenen op 13/02/2025 bij Bloomsbury Publishing UK
AmazonPages: 256, Edition: 1, Paperback, Bloomsbury Publishing
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