Abdulrazak Gurnah - A Keynote Address at the CFD Annual Conference

602 Commonwealth Avenue,Boston MA 02215

24 April, 2023

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Please join us for an evening conversation with Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature (read more here). Gurnah is the celebrated author of novels as well as critical studies of postcolonial literature. He grew up on the island of Zanzibar but was forcibly displaced when, in the 1960s, the oppression and persecution of citizens of Arab origin were rampant in the country. He eventually received asylum in England. His novels regularly depict the impacts of decolonization in East Africa through an uncompromising refusal of an oversimplification but tremendous compassion for his characters and their struggles. This event will include a conversation between BU Professors Preston and Zaman and Gurnah on Monday evening, April 24 that is open to the public. This special event is sponsored by the Center on Forced Displacement, Mellon Foundation, Kilachand Honors College, Pardee School of Global Studies, BU Arts Initiative and the College of Arts & Sciences Center for Humanities. This conversation is followed by a full-day research symposium on April 25 (register for the symposium HERE.) *By registering for this event you also register to receive CFD bi-weekly newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe you can do so by clicking the "unsubscribe" button in the newsletter you receive via email.