Gravel Heart
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Summary
A powerful story of exile， migration， and betrayal， from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Paradise。
Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution。 When his father moves out， retreating into disheveled introspection， Salim is confused and ashamed。 His mother does not discuss the change， nor does she explain her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence。
When glamorous Uncle Amir， now a senior diplomat， offers Salim an escape， the lonely teenager travels to London for college。 But nothing has prepared him for the biting cold and seething crowds of this hostile city。 Struggling to find a foothold， and to understand the darkness at the heart of his family， he must face devastating truths about those closest to him--and about love， sex， and power。 Evoking the immigrant experience with unsentimental precision and profound understanding， Gravel Heart is a powerfully affecting story of isolation， identity， belonging， and betrayal， and Abdulrazak Gurnah's most astonishing achievement。
Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution。 When his father moves out， retreating into disheveled introspection， Salim is confused and ashamed。 His mother does not discuss the change， nor does she explain her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence。
When glamorous Uncle Amir， now a senior diplomat， offers Salim an escape， the lonely teenager travels to London for college。 But nothing has prepared him for the biting cold and seething crowds of this hostile city。 Struggling to find a foothold， and to understand the darkness at the heart of his family， he must face devastating truths about those closest to him--and about love， sex， and power。 Evoking the immigrant experience with unsentimental precision and profound understanding， Gravel Heart is a powerfully affecting story of isolation， identity， belonging， and betrayal， and Abdulrazak Gurnah's most astonishing achievement。
Reviews
Leylak Dalı
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Kitap Türkçe'de "Kumdan Yürek" adıyla yayınlanmış。 Henüz yeni basıldığı için Goodreads'da bulamadım， ben tabii ki Türkçesini okudum。 Salim'in Zanzibar'dan Londra'ya uzanan 30 yıllık öyküsü ve bu öykünün içinde bir aile sırrı saklı。 Yazar önsözde belirtildiği gibi Shakespeare'in "Kısasa Kısas" oyununu kendince yorumlamış。 Adı da oyundan alıntı: "Ne yaşamaya。 ne ölmeye uygun！ Ah， kumdan yürek"。 Okunası。。。 Kitap Türkçe'de "Kumdan Yürek" adıyla yayınlanmış。 Henüz yeni basıldığı için Goodreads'da bulamadım， ben tabii ki Türkçesini okudum。 Salim'in Zanzibar'dan Londra'ya uzanan 30 yıllık öyküsü ve bu öykünün içinde bir aile sırrı saklı。 Yazar önsözde belirtildiği gibi Shakespeare'in "Kısasa Kısas" oyununu kendince yorumlamış。 Adı da oyundan alıntı: "Ne yaşamaya。 ne ölmeye uygun！ Ah， kumdan yürek"。 Okunası。。。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Found myself empathising with a lot of the characters and their lives， situations and reactions。 Very enjoyable。
Chema Caballero
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Me gusta este autor。 El libro es una reinterpretación de ‘Measure for Measure’ de Shakespeare。 La hermana que sacrifica todo por salvar al hermano， incluso su familia。 Aunque aquí se separa del original， como bien se explica al final de la obra。 Un poco denso el libro a veces。
G J PARKER
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I found the first section， when Salim is a young boy before he moves to England， slow going: it's about him not really knowing what's gouing on in his life。 After that it was a page-turner！Then ciomes the dislocation of exile， albeit sort of voluntary， and the life of a migrant in England during the 1990s。 In the final section， back in Zanzibar， the secrets and lies that disturbed his childhood are revealed。 The book is really about how suppressing the truth impacts relationships but other dislo I found the first section， when Salim is a young boy before he moves to England， slow going: it's about him not really knowing what's gouing on in his life。 After that it was a page-turner！Then ciomes the dislocation of exile， albeit sort of voluntary， and the life of a migrant in England during the 1990s。 In the final section， back in Zanzibar， the secrets and lies that disturbed his childhood are revealed。 The book is really about how suppressing the truth impacts relationships but other dislocations add their impact too。 Not least is how colonialism and its aftermath - independence， revolution - echo into the future。 。。。more
Carla （literary。infatuation）
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This is the story of Salim。 We meet him as a young boy in Zanzibar， post-independence， after his father abandons him and his mother。 His mother is full of regret and shame but won’t explain herself。 Salim is taken to London to study by his uncle Amir， who works at the embassy there and married into the Zanzibar’s VP family。 This is a beautiful yet sad story about love lost， sadness and life’s meaning
Ashwin
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Gravel Heart is a quietly paced novel， that creates inroads into the life of Salim， from his childhood in Zanzibar through his unpleasant days as an immigrant in England。 At first glance， home appears to be a relatively uncomplicated concept， a kind of universal value that we associate with familiarity and comfort。 But within Gurnah's latest novel， home has a discordant note – that of guilt， blame， dubiety and secrets。 Gurnah establishes this immediately at the beginning of his book in spare， pr Gravel Heart is a quietly paced novel， that creates inroads into the life of Salim， from his childhood in Zanzibar through his unpleasant days as an immigrant in England。 At first glance， home appears to be a relatively uncomplicated concept， a kind of universal value that we associate with familiarity and comfort。 But within Gurnah's latest novel， home has a discordant note – that of guilt， blame， dubiety and secrets。 Gurnah establishes this immediately at the beginning of his book in spare， precise text:"My father did not want me。 I came to that knowledge when I was quite young， even before I understood what I was being deprived of and a long time before I could guess the reason for it。""I slept in the same room as my parents and immediately registered my father's absence， but when I asked after him my mother told me that he had gone away for a few days。 It was the beginning of a series of important lies which my mother would tell me for the next many years"。Salim struggles to comprehend the complexities of his parents' relationship and， when offered the opportunity to leave home for England to live with his uncle Amir， he takes it。 As the story switches from the eastern seaboard of Africa to the cosmopolitan urban world of London， it reiterates several of the most recurring themes of Gurnah’s novels: migrancy， cultural displacement， and identity。 I struggled a bit with the book， as I find it difficult to engage with a narrator that appears passive， experiencing events rather than participating in them。 However， Abdulrazak Gurnah's luminous prose sucks the reader into his characters' world and holds their attention with his ability to speak of the heart， revealing people in all their grittiness。 。。。more
Onyishi Uju
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story。 The writing was intentional and precise。 And there were many instances where Gurnah comments on society without explicitly stating it and I think this allows the reading to ruminate。 There is also something about the way this book was written that made it feel like a proper story。 I know that technically every plot-driven book is telling a story， but in Gravel Heart， the storytelling felt different。 There are large parts of the book where Salim’s mother or father I thoroughly enjoyed this story。 The writing was intentional and precise。 And there were many instances where Gurnah comments on society without explicitly stating it and I think this allows the reading to ruminate。 There is also something about the way this book was written that made it feel like a proper story。 I know that technically every plot-driven book is telling a story， but in Gravel Heart， the storytelling felt different。 There are large parts of the book where Salim’s mother or father are telling him stories about their family history， so I think that made the book feel like oral storytelling which I enjoyed。 I don't know how to describe it， but it was just great。 •This story was told against the backdrop of colonialism and revolution in Zanzibar （which is now part of present-day Tanzania）; however， the historical aspect wasn’t a major focus of the book。 It's definitely not historical fiction， but it still mentioned some historical events that you can always learn about yourself。 •Overall， it was such a captivating story。 I was hooked from the first paragraph。 I will be reading more of his work。 。。。more
Nicole Kroger Joy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 #readtheworld TanzaniaThe last 50 pages had me simultaneously tearing up and rolling my eyes。 Samir's reunion with his Baba is everything， but the very literal spelling out of the story's parallels to Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" was entirely too much and unnecessary。 If that page had been left out， this ending would have been 5x better。 #readtheworld TanzaniaThe last 50 pages had me simultaneously tearing up and rolling my eyes。 Samir's reunion with his Baba is everything， but the very literal spelling out of the story's parallels to Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" was entirely too much and unnecessary。 If that page had been left out， this ending would have been 5x better。 。。。more
oshizu
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This was such a hard book to read。 If it was the intention of the author， the Zanzibar-born Abdulrazak Gurnah， to instill in the reader the same feeling of melancholy and listlessness experienced by his protagonist， he succeeded。It was until about about halfway through the book that I began to appreciate the narrative of a young man， abandoned by his father， brought to an unfriendly London by his maternal uncle who disdained him while supporting him financially but not in ways that really matter This was such a hard book to read。 If it was the intention of the author， the Zanzibar-born Abdulrazak Gurnah， to instill in the reader the same feeling of melancholy and listlessness experienced by his protagonist， he succeeded。It was until about about halfway through the book that I began to appreciate the narrative of a young man， abandoned by his father， brought to an unfriendly London by his maternal uncle who disdained him while supporting him financially but not in ways that really mattered。 I enjoyed the way that， when writing home to his mother， he usually wrote two versions of his letter。 The first one， so honest that it could not be sent， followed by a second one filled with platitudes and half-truths。In the third and final section， we finally hear the father's story， set against a background of colonization followed by decolonization。 This is not the book that won this author the Booker Prize nomination; I shall read that book next year。 。。。more
Debra Moniz
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Loved the beginning and the end - the middle dragged for me。
Joe Huennekens
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A lonely and somewhat mechanical story
Romina Soler
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I enjoyed the narrative although I did not love this book。 It contains an element of mystery in the discovery of the harsh truth that tore Salim’s family apart。 The slow transformation of Zanzibar is contrasted with the more developed London witnessed from the eyes of an immigrant of color。 At the end of the day it is a story of an ordinary boy’s ordinary life with an ordinary ending; as well as the everlasting influences of family roots。
ActiveUSCitizen
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A powerful story of exile， migration， and betrayal， from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Paradise。Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bl A powerful story of exile， migration， and betrayal， from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Paradise。Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution。 When his father moves out， retreating into disheveled introspection， Salim is confused and ashamed。 His mother does not discuss the change， nor does she explain her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence。 。。。more
American Andriod
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A powerful story of exile， migration， and betrayal， from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Paradise。Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bl A powerful story of exile， migration， and betrayal， from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Paradise。Salim has always known that his father does not want him。 Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets， he is a bookish child， a dreamer haunted by night terrors。 It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing。 Tourists arrive， the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict--the longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution。 When his father moves out， retreating into disheveled introspection， Salim is confused and ashamed。 His mother does not discuss the change， nor does she explain her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence。 。。。more
K's Bognoter
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Tanzaniansk roman， som tematiserer en immigranterfaring， men først og fremmest er en fortælling om en traumatisk familiehistorie。 Ikke dårligt skrevet， men desværre temmelig kedelig at læse。Læs hele anmeldelsen på K's bognoter: http://bognoter。dk/2018/06/26/abdulra。。。 Tanzaniansk roman， som tematiserer en immigranterfaring， men først og fremmest er en fortælling om en traumatisk familiehistorie。 Ikke dårligt skrevet， men desværre temmelig kedelig at læse。Læs hele anmeldelsen på K's bognoter: http://bognoter。dk/2018/06/26/abdulra。。。 。。。more
Alison Smith
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My first Zanzibari novel。 Highly recommended。 Full review on : https//:thebooksmithblog。wordpress。com
Marilyn
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A story of being an immigrant and th lonely experience in new and old countries。
Jeremy
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Home is where the heart is， they say。 But if you don't know your heart， where is home？ This is a prevailing theme in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Gravel Heart。 Salim grew up in Zanzibar， living in a small house with his father， mother， and uncle。 He goes to government school in the morning， and Koran school in the afternoon， and proves to be a good student。 When he is seven， his father leaves his family， and Salim is tasked with bringing him his lunch everyday。 What he sees over the years is a broken man Home is where the heart is， they say。 But if you don't know your heart， where is home？ This is a prevailing theme in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Gravel Heart。 Salim grew up in Zanzibar， living in a small house with his father， mother， and uncle。 He goes to government school in the morning， and Koran school in the afternoon， and proves to be a good student。 When he is seven， his father leaves his family， and Salim is tasked with bringing him his lunch everyday。 What he sees over the years is a broken man who has retreated within himself。 But why this has happened is never expressed to Salim， who has been left to wonder why， especially after his mother has a child with another man。 After Salim has finished school， his uncle Amir， a diplomat living in London， brings him over to continue his education。 When Salim cannot fulfill Amir's expectations of him （Salim wants to study literature， not business）， he is cast out into London， to make his own way。 Which， in a sense， he does。 He never feels fully connected to his new home， and Gurnah never fully explicates the intricacies of his life in his adopted land， letting us feel the remove。 Yet he never returns home， only writing letters （many unsent） instead。 When it is time to return home， about 15 years later， Salim discovers a place that is recognizable， but does he belong？ Does he want to belong？ And when a long buried family secret finally reveals itself， he feels even more at odds with himself， his surroundings， and his lot in life。 Gurnah as written a solidly engaged book about an immigrant experience and the uncertainty of life and self。 He has also produced a solidly engaged book about family and the tug of home。 Yet they remain two separate halves of a book。 They remain the two halves of Salim。 But for a character that is trying to search his own heart， and only finding the gravel of the earth within， maybe that's all that could be expected of him。 。。。more
Cynthia
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Riveting read and engaging from beginning to end。 Not only does Gravel Heart give you insight into life in Zanzibar， but the characters' stories allow you to visualize the social environment and plight during that time。 Riveting read and engaging from beginning to end。 Not only does Gravel Heart give you insight into life in Zanzibar， but the characters' stories allow you to visualize the social environment and plight during that time。 。。。more
Pauline McGonagle
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Melancholic and thoughtful but draws you in fully to the immigrant experience， including what is lost， what is never found and what choices have to be made。
Fatma
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is my first book about Zanzibar 。 I love reading about countries and what they went through。 These little gems of books that make you live and breathe with characters。I took my time reading this book and enjoying every moment of it。 I loved bibi ， I know she was small part of the story but she reminded me of my mom， never complaining and doing everything for your family。 The story was told in three parts， life in Zanzibar with salim and his parents （ it starts with us seeing something happe This is my first book about Zanzibar 。 I love reading about countries and what they went through。 These little gems of books that make you live and breathe with characters。I took my time reading this book and enjoying every moment of it。 I loved bibi ， I know she was small part of the story but she reminded me of my mom， never complaining and doing everything for your family。 The story was told in three parts， life in Zanzibar with salim and his parents （ it starts with us seeing something happened that changed his parents and his life）。 Second when salim goes to uk and try to live his life but he is struggling， the last when he comes back and the author tells why？ How one secret changed people lives！ How power in hand of some people corrupt。 Salim time in London was disheartened， I felt he found mistakes in everything and everyone but himself。 He was teenager and in foreign country。 The secret of his mother and father past is still effecting his future。 I felt sorry for him and worried that he will destroy his future 。The book consist of a lot self reflection 。I was waiting for Salim dad story which was the start of everything。 It was great to hear story telling from his point of view。This story broke my heart， and made me angry at the same time。 At the end I Googled the author and the book， I didn’t know it was Booker prize short listed。 love that I discovered new author 。netgalley giveaway。 。。。more
Stephanie Anze
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2。5 stars rounded to 3Salim has a complicated childhood。 At one point he lives with his mom， dad and uncle Amir in a humble dwelling in Zanzibar。 One day， without previous notice， his dad packs up his things and moves out。 Stranger still， Saida （his mother） meets with a strange man often but offers no explanation。 When he is older， his uncle Amir （now a diplomat） sponsors him and brings him to live with him and his family to London。 Though Salim does his best to please his uncle， tensions arise 2。5 stars rounded to 3Salim has a complicated childhood。 At one point he lives with his mom， dad and uncle Amir in a humble dwelling in Zanzibar。 One day， without previous notice， his dad packs up his things and moves out。 Stranger still， Saida （his mother） meets with a strange man often but offers no explanation。 When he is older， his uncle Amir （now a diplomat） sponsors him and brings him to live with him and his family to London。 Though Salim does his best to please his uncle， tensions arise and secrets that had been bruried come to light。This is a tricky book to rate。 While the prose is nicely written and there are aspects of the novel I liked， generally speaking， I did not like this book。 With 1970's Zanzibar as the background， I initially thought this to be historical ficton but this work is more character driven。 I would have loved more information on the British colonialism in Zanzibar for that is not an area I am not exactly familiar with。 The opening line intrigued me but I found it to be quite misleading as well。 The novel deals with displacement， migration and belonging。 The main topic， though， appears to be family， betrayal and secrets。 The build-up and eventual reveal of Salim's father secret， I did find to be worth the wait。 Having said this， the characters were quite flawed （particularly the uncle， the nerve of this guy in critizing Salim when he was hardly a model house guest himself！）。 As a whole， I found the narrative distant， detached and difficult to become fully invested in。 Maybe I am just not accustomed to this author's particular style。 All and all， this book was different than I expected。 。。。more
Ming
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This is a solidly written book with a rambling tone and pacing。 I've read 4 of his other books and while I enjoyed those， I can't say that this book was compelling。 The emotional tone was not as intriguing as in those other books。Gurnah has a pattern: boy grows up in Zanzibar， he goes to England and struggles， he has some insights or he reconciles with his sense of loss and/or difficulty。 I think Gurnah needs to stretch a lot farther or come at his trope from a drastically different angle。 This is a solidly written book with a rambling tone and pacing。 I've read 4 of his other books and while I enjoyed those， I can't say that this book was compelling。 The emotional tone was not as intriguing as in those other books。Gurnah has a pattern: boy grows up in Zanzibar， he goes to England and struggles， he has some insights or he reconciles with his sense of loss and/or difficulty。 I think Gurnah needs to stretch a lot farther or come at his trope from a drastically different angle。 。。。more
Kookie
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This is the second book （and I wish I could remember the first） where we follow the hero from childhood through adulthood through his eyes only to backtrack near the end to look at it through the eyes of one of his parents。 It is a very effective device。 In this case， however， I felt the third section （seen through the eyes of the hero's father） starts a little slow and it nearly made me quit the whole book。 I am glad I stuck with it though。 Totally worth a read。 This is the second book （and I wish I could remember the first） where we follow the hero from childhood through adulthood through his eyes only to backtrack near the end to look at it through the eyes of one of his parents。 It is a very effective device。 In this case， however， I felt the third section （seen through the eyes of the hero's father） starts a little slow and it nearly made me quit the whole book。 I am glad I stuck with it though。 Totally worth a read。 。。。more
Tia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is a hard one to rate。 It was definitely worth the read。 It has problems。 It's more character driven than plot。 The characters are all terribly flawed。 This book is a hard one to rate。 It was definitely worth the read。 It has problems。 It's more character driven than plot。 The characters are all terribly flawed。 。。。more
Teresa
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This is a novel about powerlessness-beginning in Zanzibar and meandering to the immigrant experience in Southern England。 It's not a flashy book with lots of plot or particularly lush writing but nevertheless this managed to settle in my bones it seems。 This is a novel about powerlessness-beginning in Zanzibar and meandering to the immigrant experience in Southern England。 It's not a flashy book with lots of plot or particularly lush writing but nevertheless this managed to settle in my bones it seems。 。。。more
Rinku
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This was an interesting read。 I liked what I learned about what it is like to be a recent immigrant to America。 I also loved all the information about the various characters cultures。
Carol Custer
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This is a beautifully written book set in the 70's in Zanzibar。 I never felt particularly connected to the character and though the descriptions were good， I didn't really feel the setting。 It was an interesting look at another culture， though， and for that I give it three stars。 This is a beautifully written book set in the 70's in Zanzibar。 I never felt particularly connected to the character and though the descriptions were good， I didn't really feel the setting。 It was an interesting look at another culture， though， and for that I give it three stars。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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This is nicely written but I'd hoped for more， given that it's partially set in Zanzibar， has colonialism and revolution as a backdrop， and is about an immigrant experience。 Salim seemed detached from pretty much everything to me but that might have been the point。 This is set in the 1970s wen cultural dislocations and ignorance were larger because there wasn't， among other things， an internet or international cable news but Gurnah doesn't really explore those。 Salim's slow understanding of his This is nicely written but I'd hoped for more， given that it's partially set in Zanzibar， has colonialism and revolution as a backdrop， and is about an immigrant experience。 Salim seemed detached from pretty much everything to me but that might have been the point。 This is set in the 1970s wen cultural dislocations and ignorance were larger because there wasn't， among other things， an internet or international cable news but Gurnah doesn't really explore those。 Salim's slow understanding of his mother is the most interesting part of this novel。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 Try this one if you'd like a literary view of Zanzibar。 。。。more
Catherine at The Gilmore Guide to Books
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（2。5）The fact that Gravel Heart is set in 1970s Zanzibar means it is already steeped in mystery for me as I had to look up where its located （an island off the coast of Tanzania）。 From the very opening the plot itself is intriguing， with Salim， a young man， being offered a chance to emigrate to England to stay with his much loved and charismatic uncle Amir。 Amir will pay for everything， he will study business and become a success。 The choice is an easy one as Salim does not have much of a life i （2。5）The fact that Gravel Heart is set in 1970s Zanzibar means it is already steeped in mystery for me as I had to look up where its located （an island off the coast of Tanzania）。 From the very opening the plot itself is intriguing， with Salim， a young man， being offered a chance to emigrate to England to stay with his much loved and charismatic uncle Amir。 Amir will pay for everything， he will study business and become a success。 The choice is an easy one as Salim does not have much of a life in Zanzibar。 His father left him and his mother when he was a little boy and it isn’t until he is a teenager and his mother his pregnant that he realizes it was because she was having an affair。 That his father is shamed and now his mother has agreed to be a second wife， makes leaving easy for Salim。Except that once in London he finds adapting difficult and decides that business is boring。 He wants to study literature。 This enrages his uncle who cuts him off and leaves him to find his own way。 For the rest of the novel Salim does just that， including going home to try and find answers to the things he never understood about his mother and father。The rest of this review is available at The Gilmore Guide to Books: http://wp。me/p2B7gG-2po 。。。more
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