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Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah  awarded  Nobel  Literature Prize

Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of his 'uncompromising and compassionate penetration



of the effects of colonialism.'
Born in Zanzibar and based in England, Gurnah is a professor at the University of Kent. His novel 'Paradise' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1994.
The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor (over $1.14 million).
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