February 12, 2025
Nobel-winner says UK imperial literature was openly racist

NOBEL-winning writer Abdulrazak Gurnah says removing offensive words from the likes of Agatha Christie is “futile”, but says Britain did produce openly racist literature during the last century of its empire.

The British-Tanzanian author won the 2021 Nobel Prize for books such as “Paradise” and “Memory of Departure” exploring Europe’s colonial legacy. …
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