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"Well, home is a complicated concept....So you've shaken me awake at three o'clock in the morning. Where's home? I’ll say Zanzibar without hesitation. Oh, but then on the other hand, I've been living here and working here for 50 years, my family, my children, and my grandchildren live here. The idea that this is not my home, it's just ridiculous. I just won't have it. You know, this is my home. So home is complicated, both are home, but it means something different." An epic story of life, loss, and love against an unforgiving landscape of colonial violence, Afterlives is a multi-generational novel set in East Africa that is at once wistful, grounded-and unforgettable. 2021 Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah joins us on the show to discuss his body of work, the legacy of colonialism, what it was like to win the Nobel and much more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer.
Feature Books (Episode):
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Memory of Departure by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
Home by Toni Morrison
Dear Life by Alice Munro
Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Fridays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

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I live in Bangladesh. Now, I am translating this book into my native language Bangla. It's a shame I hadn't had the chance to meet him. He visited Bangladesh this year. And as a student of comparative literature, I had the chance to meet him and ask him about this book. This interview is really impressive. I am a little sad that not enough comment is here. We are not discussing literature enough. Thank you for this entertaining session.