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Abdulrazak Gurnah distils the precarious experience of the exile, the refugee and the asylum seeker into his novels. (Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images)
ABDULRAZAK GURNAH

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Nobel prize honours a self-effacing and unassuming talent

Not many knew of the unheralded Zanzibari author who has steadily produced 10 novels

  • Idowu Omoyele
9 min read
The Zee Jaipur Literature Festival runs in Jaipur
JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Egalitarian literary festival draws big names and crowds

It’s not often Paul Theroux and Hanif Kureishi take on VS Naipul at a free literary festival in the desert.

  • Cat Pritchard
4 min read
AUTHORS

Naipaul dismisses ‘sentimental’ women authors

Nobel-winning writer VS Naipaul faced criticism on Thursday for saying he does not regard any female authors as his equal.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION

Winnie denies Mandela remarks

ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has denied giving an interview to Nadira Naipaul, where she was quoted as slamming Nelson Mandela.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read