Memory of Departure
| Author | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Followed by | Pilgrims Way |
Memory of Departure is a novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah, first published in 1987 by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom.[1] It is Gurnah's first novel. It follows a Muslim man in an unnamed African country who leaves this nation to live in Kenya.[2]
In a review for The New York Times, Richard E. Nicholls praised the novel as "fierce" and "vivid".[2] Kirkus referred to the novel as "artfully spare" and indicated an expectation that "more good things" were to be written by Gurnah.[3]
References[]
- ^ Bromley, Roger (1988). "A Mind of Winter". Third World Quarterly. 10 (1): 326–330. ISSN 0143-6597. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ a b Nicholls, Richard E. (17 July 1988). "IN SHORT; FICTION". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. 15 February 1988. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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