In Abdulrazak Gurnah’s “Theft” (Riverhead, 304 pages, $30), a Tanzanian servant named Badar is listening to an anecdote being ...

This is Nuruddin Farah’s most powerful novel. As with all of his fiction, it is set in his homeland of Somalia. Maps is an ...

Abdulrazak Gurnah’s “Theft” is an understated yet successful portrayal of life in turn of the century Tanzania.

If you’re new to the work of Abdulrazak Gurnah, you’re in for a treat. There are 11 novels to enjoy, including Theft, the ...

Abdulrazak Gurnah’s first novel since winning the biggest prize in literature revisits an injustice from his Tanzanian ...

Following his multi-generational, statement-making novel Afterlives, Abdulrazak Gurnah's new book Theft is a quieter, more intimate look at friendship and power.

Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column: a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans, The ...

In the novel “Theft,” by the recent Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, three characters navigate messy relationships in 1980s Tanzania. By Lauren Christensen Lauren Christensen is an editor at ...

The birds are out! The flowers are budding! And my picnic blanket is officially rolling out! There’s nothing quite like the ...

Theft is Abdulrazak Gurnah’s first novel since being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. At the time, the Swedish ...

In Abdulrazak Gurnah’s “Theft,” a Tanzanian servant named Badar is listening to an anecdote being told by an older friend, the house’s gardener. Impatient with the gardener’s digressions ...

Following his multi-generational, statement-making novel Afterlives, Abdulrazak Gurnah's new book Theft is a quieter, more intimate look at... 'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning ...