WORLD LITERARY ATLASBOOKS WITHOUT BORDERS · 2026
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Abdulrazak Gurnah

Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.

Books in the world atlas

  • Paradise

    Young Yusuf's story moves through trade and dependency in East Africa.

    In the atlas: Tanzania

  • Afterlives

    Four interconnected lives reveal colonial warfare and violence’s long aftermath in East Africa.

    In the atlas: Tanzania

  • By the Sea

    Two exiles from Zanzibar discover a shared past after meeting in England.

    In the atlas: Tanzania

  • Desertion

    Two love affairs decades apart reveal the persistence of colonial divisions.

    In the atlas: Tanzania

  • The Last Gift

    A father’s illness forces a family in England to confront his unspoken past.

    In the atlas: Tanzania