{"product_id":"dottie-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021-paperback","title":"Dottie: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the winner of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobel Prize in Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA searing tale of a young woman re-discovering her troubled family history and finding herself in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn post-World War II England, 17-year-old Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour knows nothing of her family origins, and little of their history - or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. But Dottie knows what her family means to her, and in the wake of her mother's death, she's determined to keep the family together. She takes responsibility for her younger siblings, Sophie and Hudson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Sophie drifts from man to man, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into a world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs. Feeling rootless in England, she seeks a space for herself and an identity through books and begins to clear a path through life. Gradually, Dottie gathers the confidence to take risks, to forge friendships and to challenge the labels that have been forced upon her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Jhumpa Lahiri and Zadie Smith, \u003ci\u003eDottie \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply compassionate portrait of a second generation immigrant, a masterful examination of poverty and racism, and a psychologically nuanced story of family and survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah \u003c\/b\u003eis the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021. He is the author of ten novels: \u003ci\u003eMemory of Departure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePilgrims Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDottie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award), \u003ci\u003eAdmiring Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBy the Sea \u003c\/i\u003e(longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Award), \u003ci\u003eDesertion \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize) \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGravel Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfterlives\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction 2021 and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize. He was Professor of English at the University of Kent, and was a Man Booker Prize judge in 2016. He lives in Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766500917536,"sku":"9781526653468","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/036090a1bf56670c2f041a2b3494963c.webp?v=1780293852","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dottie-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}