Questions tagged [paradise]
Questions about the 1994 historical novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Use alongside the corresponding author tag.
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Was Aziz actually Yusuf's uncle?
Khalil repeatedly tells Yusuf that Aziz is not, in fact, his Uncle, but Yusuf persists in referring to him as such, and the book itself seems to refer to him as his Uncle. For example,
In Uncle Aziz'...
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Why did Yusuf own both a Rosary and a Koran?
When Yusuf left with his Uncle Aziz, some of the items he brought included a copy of the Koran and his mother's old rosary. Why would he have had both?
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Why did Yusuf's father have a silver rupee in his pocket?
At one point in Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah, Yusuf stole a coin from his father's jacket pocket, which ended up being a "silver Rupee." I'm aware of Indian rupees, but they're currently ...