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Gravel heart / Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Moving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Paradise. Salim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors. It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639730018 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2017.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Nobel Prize for Literature, 2021 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Tanzanians > England > London > Fiction. Zanzibar > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | Gurn (Text) | 33294002124436 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
