Literature laureate: African refugees do not come to Europe empty-handed

The 2021 Nobel Prize in literature, novelist Abdul Razzaq Gurna, called on Europe on Thursday to consider refugees from Africa as a fortune.

Gurna said in an interview with the Nobel Foundation that “many of these (...) come out of necessity, and frankly because they have something to offer.

They don't come empty-handed," he said, calling for a change in perception of "talented and energetic people."

The novelist Abdul Razzaq Gurna, born in Zanzibar and residing in Britain, is distinguished by his works that delve into the effects of colonialism and immigration on identity.

He was rewarded with the most prestigious literary award in recognition of his “sympathetic and uncompromising narrative about the effects of colonialism and the fate of refugees stuck between cultures and continents,” according to the jury, which praised his “holding to the truth and his reluctance to simplify.”

Gurna revealed in statements to the British "PA" agency, "I did not understand yet that the Academy decided to shed light on these topics rooted in all of my work.

It is important to address and discuss it,” expressing his great pride in this award.

The Tanzanian government considered that honoring Gorna is "a victory for Tanzania and the entire African continent."

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