Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature
By DW
07 October 2021 |
8:00 pm
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature for his works exploring the effects of colonialism and the experiences of refugees.
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