By the Sea
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By the Sea

by Abdulrazak Gurnah

2001•Drama•245 pages

Taste attributes: dramapoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateenclosedfish out of water/culture clashtroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeOriginal and unhurried: a weighty novel. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Saleh Omar used to be a furniture-shop owner, house owner, husband and father. Now he is an asylum seeker. When he meets Latif, a voluntary refugee, in a small English seaside town, there begins an unravelling of a story begun long ago.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPoliticalFish out of water/culture clashTroubled leadsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

TanzaniansRefugeesEnglandAfricaZanzibaris

Details

Author
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Published
2001
Pages
245
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