2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Is Announced as It Happened

The Swedish Academy awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature to Abdulrazak Gurnah for his compassionate exploration of colonialism's effects and the plight of refugees. A Zanzibari-born author based in England, Gurnah's work bridges the gap between cultures, examining the rootlessness of exile and the enduring impact of colonial repression in East Africa.