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'Admiring Silence' is a 1996 novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah. It is Gurnah's fifth novel and was first published by The New Press on 1 November 1996.

The plot follows an unnamed Zanzibari man living in England, after fleeing there in the early 1960s. In England he becomes a teacher and raises a daughter with his white English lover. After his 20-year exile from his homeland, the narrator travels back to Zanzibar to reflect on his past and finds a place that is no longer home.

The book received positive reviews from critics. A reviewer for 'Kirkus Reviews' described it as a "beautifully calibrated story of a wrenching search for home" and praised its themes of immigration and colonialism. 'Publishers Weekly' applauded Gurnah's examination of cultural issues and the narrator's characterization.

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Category:1996 novels

Category:Books by Abdulrazak Gurnah


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