Abdulrazak Gurnah
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1 (of 8) The Nobel Prize medal and diploma were presented to literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah at the Swedish Ambassador's Residence in London, UK on 6 December 2021.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Hugh Fox
2 (of 8) Abdulrazak Gurnah showing his Nobel Prize diploma.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Hugh Fox
3 (of 8) Like many Nobel Prize laureates before him, Abdulrazak Gurnah autographed a chair during his visit to the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm in April 2022.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin
4 (of 8) Abdulrazak Gurnah donates a dictionary to the Nobel Prize Museum, 28 April 2022.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin
5 (of 8) Portrait of Abdulrazak Gurnah when visiting the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2022.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin.
6 (of 8) Portrait of Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Photo: © Mark Pringle
7 (of 8) Abdulrazak Gurnah lecturing.
Credit: University of Kent
8 (of 8) Abdulrazak Gurnah, 2006.
Photographer: Dennis deCaires
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Curious about 2021 literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah but can’t decide which of his books to start with? Here three members of the Swedish Academy give their recommendations.