Abandonment (works by Gurna)
by H
About This Novel
The seventh novel of Gurna, the 2021 Nobel Prize-winning writer and shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, is one of the writer's masterpieces, with a clear autobiographical flavor. This poignant and moving love story has successfully created two African female characters belonging to different eras. The portrayal of the characters' psychology is very delicate and highly contagious. The novel "Abandonment" was first published in 2005. It is one of Gurna's masterpieces and was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers Award. It tells the story of the love tragedy of two generations who cannot tolerate the secular world. The first story takes place in the British colony of Kenya at the end of the 19th century. Martin Pierce, a British writer, traveler and orientalist, was in danger in the desert and was discovered and rescued by a Muslim young man, Hassanali. After being rescued, Pierce came to thank Hassanali and met Hassanali's sister Rihanna. The two fell in love at first sight and came together regardless of colonial and religious restrictions. The second story takes place in Zanzibar and London, England, before and after independence in the mid-20th century, telling the story of two brothers, Amin and Rashid. His brother Amin fell in love with Jamila, a young and beautiful but not well-known local woman - she is the granddaughter of Pierce and Rihanna in the previous story. However, due to the firm opposition of her parents, they were forced to break up. Since then, they have lived with the guilt and regret caused by "abandoning" each other. His younger brother Rashid won a scholarship to study in the UK and "abandoned" his hometown in turmoil.
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