By the Sea: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

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By the Sea leads us with cutting irony into the crossroads of a host of imaginary worlds—Indian, Arab, Persian, and African—and into the modernity of our multicultural urban centers, where the monsoon winds bring a Taraab music from Zanzibar, soft and seductive, carefree as Gurnah's writing. The author’s sparse writing – and it is sparse – tells us everything we need to know about this gentle, thoughtful woman. The picture Gurnah paints of the asylum-seeker's lot in late 20th-century Britain is not a favourable one.

This day of "illicit invitation" climaxes when Max is pulled to the ground, and snuggled closely with Connie and Rose in a game of hide-and-seek. As the narrative progresses we get to know more about Lucy’s daughters and their respective lives- their childhood, professional and personal lives and their bond with their parents. By the Sea does not present the reader with sympathetic characters and the tales that are woven are often confusing and petty. Eland books open out our understanding of other cultures, interpret the unknown, reveal different environments as well as celebrating the humour and occasional horrors of travel.

By the Sea is narrated, in part, by a man named Saleh Omar, who is attempting to enter the United Kingdom on a fake passport. This novel is beautifully written and weaves its way through two parallel lives as it tells the story of two extended families, their interactions, their experiences of living through and after a revolution (the 1964 revolution in Zanzibar), and life post colonialism.

While Lucy still grieves for her late second husband David, she finds herself comforted by William’s presence and remains concerned for the well-being of her daughters both of whom are experiencing rough patches in their relationships. one scarcely dares breathe while reading it for fear of breaking the enchantment ― The Times --This text refers to the paperback edition.Latif Mahmud also travels to Europe, but by a more legitimate route—obtaining a student visa to East Germany and travelling by a circuitous route from there to the UK.