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S5 Ep. 39: The Long Shadow of Colonialism: Nobel Prize Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah on German Conquest in East Africa and His Latest Novel, AFTERLIVES
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Nobel Prize-winning novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history and lasting effects of colonialism in African nations, particularly Tanzania, where he grew up, and which was once part of German East Africa. He reads from his book Afterlives, which traces the lives of young friends with different relationships to the schutztruppe, the German colonial troops.
To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/.
This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf.
Selected Readings:
Others:
- Abdulrazak Gurnah – Facts – 2021 - NobelPrize.org
- Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ - The New York Times
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Read About Abdulrazak Gurnah's Books - The New York Times
- Stories of Familial Unrest and Displacement - The New York Times
- In Tanzania, Gurnah’s Nobel Prize win sparks both joy and debate | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
- The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
235 episódios
Manage episode 339741564 series 2434626
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history and lasting effects of colonialism in African nations, particularly Tanzania, where he grew up, and which was once part of German East Africa. He reads from his book Afterlives, which traces the lives of young friends with different relationships to the schutztruppe, the German colonial troops.
To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/.
This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf.
Selected Readings:
Others:
- Abdulrazak Gurnah – Facts – 2021 - NobelPrize.org
- Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ - The New York Times
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Read About Abdulrazak Gurnah's Books - The New York Times
- Stories of Familial Unrest and Displacement - The New York Times
- In Tanzania, Gurnah’s Nobel Prize win sparks both joy and debate | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
- The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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