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Abdulrazak Gurnah
| Full Name of the recipient | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Year of Award | 2021 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents. |
| Place of Birth | Zanzibar, Tanzania TZA |
| Date of Birth | 20 December 1948 |
| Age at the time of Award | 72 years |
