Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah vegetarian Blake describes himself as “a

Blake describes himself as “a very detached sort of person

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and sylph-like spies

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Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah vegetarian Blake describes himself as “a'One of Africa's greatest living writers' Giles Foden'Exquisite' Telegraph'A remarkable novel, by a wondrous writer, deeply compelling, a thread that links our humanity with the colonial legacy that lies beneath, in ways that cut deep' Philippe Sands'To read Afterlives is to be returned to the joy of storytelling The story of Hamza and Afiya is one of simple lives buffeted by colonial ambitions, of the courage it takes to endure, to hold oneself with