Pilgrims Way: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah

Pilgrims Way: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
29 March 2022
Pages
304
ISBN
9781526653475

Pilgrims Way: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**

An extraordinary depiction of the life of an immigrant, as he struggles to come to terms with the horror of his past and the meaning of his pilgrimage to England

Dear Catherine, he began. Here I sit, making a meal out of asking you to dinner. I don’t really know how to do it. To have cultural integrity, I would have to send my aunt to speak, discreetly, to your aunt, who would then speak to your mother, who would speak to my mother, who would speak to my father, who would speak to me and then approach your mother, who would then approach you.

Demoralised by small persecutions and the squalor and poverty of his life, Daud takes refuge in his imagination. He composes wry, sardonic letters hectoring friends and enemies, and invents a lurid colonial past for every old man he encounters. His greatest solace is cricket and the symbolic defeat of the empire at the hands of the mighty West Indies. Although subject to attacks of bitterness and remorse, his captivating sense of humour never deserts him as he struggles to come to terms with the horror of his past and the meaning of his pilgrimage to England.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in 3-5 days

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.