The Last Gift (gurna Works)

About This Novel

Gurna, the 2021 Nobel Prize winner, continues to write about the loneliness and struggle of wanderers in foreign lands, perfectly interpreting what is meant by "a hometown that cannot be returned, a foreign country that cannot be integrated". Focusing on the identity crisis encountered by the descendants of immigrants, it reveals the damage caused by ethnocentrism to the human soul and attempts to explore the way out. Attached is the unabridged translation of Gurna's acceptance speech, giving a glimpse into the secrets of growth and writing that span two continents and blend with multiple civilizations. "The Last Gift" is a companion piece to his other novel "In Praise of Silence". The story tells the story of the protagonist, Abbas, who abandoned his wife and children at the age of nineteen due to low self-esteem and suspicion, fled his hometown of Zanzibar, became a sailor, traveled to major ports around the world, and lived a life of no fixed abode. It was not until fifteen years later that he fell in love at first sight with Maryam, a black mixed-race girl who was abandoned after birth in Exeter, England. The two decided to settle in Norwich and start an ordinary life of having children. However, life is not happily ever after. The humble status of British immigrants always haunts the family like a nightmare. And Abbas's silence about Zanzibar has made a pair of children like rootless duckweeds, losing themselves in the issue of identity. Abbas suffered a stroke at the age of sixty-three, and remained sick until his death. During these final years, the distant homeland that he had spent most of his life trying to forget became increasingly clear in his mind, making him dream about it. With the encouragement of his wife, he finally told a tape recorder his complete life story, leaving the last gift of his life to his children.

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