Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Born: 1948
Prize motivation: “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”
Prize share: 1/1
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Nobel Prizes 2021
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Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
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