By the Sea : By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah’s story of love and betrayal, of seduction and possession, and of people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom. "One scarcely dares breathe while reading it for fear of breaking the enchantment" (The Times).Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a faraway island in the Indian Ocean. With him, he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father. Now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protection. Meanwhile, Latif Mahmud lives quietly alone in his London flat. When Saleh and Latif meet in an English seaside town, a story is unravelled."Rarely in a lifetime can you open a book and find that reading it encapsulates the enchanting qualities of a love affair... By the Sea turns misery, degradation and loss into prose of elegant and affecting humanity." - The TimesAbdulrazak Gurnah is the author of nine novels. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2021. He is an Emeritus Professor of English and Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent and was a Booker Prize judge in 2016. His novels include Memory of Departure, Pilgrims Way, Dottie, Paradise (shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award), Admiring Silence, By the Sea (shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Award), Desertion (shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize), The Last Gift and Gravel Heart. By The Winner Of The 2021 Nobel Prize In Literature Longlisted For The Booker Prize 'one Scarcely Dares Breathe While Reading It For Fear Of Breaking The Enchantment' The Times 'gurnah Is A Master Storyteller' Financial Times _______________ On A Late November Afternoon Saleh Omar Arrives At Gatwick Airport From Zanzibar, A Far Away Island In The Indian Ocean. With Him He Has A Small Bag In Which Lies His Most Precious Possession - A Mahogany Box Containing Incense. He Used To Own A Furniture Shop, Have A House And Be A Husband And Father. Now He Is An Asylum Seeker From Paradise; Silence His Only Protection. Meanwhile Latif Mahmud, Someone Intimately Connected With Saleh's Past, Lives Quietly Alone In His London Flat. When Saleh And Latif Meet In An English Seaside Town, A Story Is Unravelled. It Is A Story Of Love And Betrayal, Seduction And Possession, And Of A People Desperately Trying To Find Stability Amidst The Maelstrom Of Their Times. "On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, an island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father. Now he is an asylum seeker from paradise. Silence his only protection. Meanwhile Latif Mahmud, someone intimately connected with Saleh's past, lives quietly alone in his London flat. When Saleh and Latif meet in an English seaside town, a story is unravelled. It is a story of love and betrayal, of seduction and of possession, and of a people trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom of their times."--Provided by publisher On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father, but now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protection. Meanwhile, Latif Mahmud, someone intimately connected with Saleh's past, lives quietly alone in his London flat. When Saleh and Latif meet in an English seaside town, a story is unravelled. It is a story of love, betrayal, of seduction and of possession, and of a people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom of their times. Saleh Omar used to be a furniture-shop owner, house owner, husband and father. Now he is an asylum seeker. When he meets Latif, a voluntary refugee, in a small English seaside town, there begins an unravelling of a story begun long ago. Staggering novel of displacement and loss from the critically acclaimed author