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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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2
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:active_years
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1987–present
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gptkbp:awarded_by
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:Whitbread_Prize
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kent
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1948
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Zanzibar_City
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gptkbp:born
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gptkb:Zanzibar
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gptkbp:children
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Not publicly disclosed
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Kent
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Abdulrazak Gurnah
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:influences
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Postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:Educational_Institution
Literary criticism
Literary translation
Public speaking
Literary festivals
Cultural exchange programs
Cultural commentary
Writing workshops
Advocacy for refugees
Mentoring young writers
Promotion of African literature
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gptkbp:known_for
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Narrative style
Critique of colonialism
Exploring themes of displacement
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Politician
Zanzibari
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Paradise
By the Sea
Desertion
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:resides_in
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:spouse
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Not publicly disclosed
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Exile
gptkb:Colonialism
Migration
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gptkbp:website
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Official website
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