02193cam a22002298i 4500 11431 IN-BhIIT 20260317121709.0 240912s2025 nyu o 000 1 eng 9781526680105 (pbk.) IN-BhIIT eng 823.914 GUR/T Gurnah, Abdulrazak, Author. 27555 Theft / Abdulrazak Gurnah. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025. 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Selected as a Book of the Summer and Book of the Year 2025 by multiple prestigious outlets, this novel by the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature weaves a poignant tale of three young individuals—Karim, Fauzia, and Badar—navigating life in postcolonial East Africa during the 1990s. The story explores their friendship and the trials they face, particularly Badar, an uneducated servant boy, who finds solace in his new home and friends despite daunting challenges. As their lives intertwine through love and betrayal, their bonds are tested, culminating in a pivotal betrayal that alters their futures. The narrative is celebrated for its storytelling mastery and insightful exploration of human experiences. "In his first new novel since winning the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a master storyteller captures young people in Tanzania in a time of dizzying global change. At the turn of the twenty-first century, three young people come of age in Tanzania. Karim returns to his sleepy hometown after university in Dar es Salaam with a new swagger and sense of ambition. There he catches the eye of Fauzia, who sees in him a chance at escape from a smothering upbringing. When the two of them offer a haven to Badar, a poor boy still unsure if the future holds anything for him at all, they little imagine how deeply their fates will entwine and diverge. As rapidly accelerating global change reaches even their quiet corner of the world, bringing tourists, technology, and unexpected opportunities and perils, each arrives at a different understanding of what it means to take your fate into your own hands"-- English fiction 10037 GEN 15395 15395 0 0 ddc 0 0 GEN CLIITBBS CLIITBBS 2026-02-19 46 524.25 0 823.914 GUR/T 11431 2026-02-19 00:00:00 699.00 2026-02-19 GEN