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Afterlives A Novel

Abdulrazak Gurnah

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 When he was just a boy, Ilyas was stolen from his parents on the coast of east Africa by German colonial troops. After years away, fighting against his own people, he returns home to find his parents gone and his sister, Afiya, abandoned into de facto sl...

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The book was briefly mentioned in a discussion about Barack Obama's claimed reading habits. Hasan Minhaj jokingly asked Obama to summarize the plot, highlighting the incredulity that Obama actually read all the books he listed.

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Give me the plot line for Afterlives by Abdul Razak Gurnah.

— Episode: Bill Maher & RFK Jr. Rip Into What Democ...

Episode: Bill Maher & RFK Jr. Rip Into What Democrats Have...

The book was briefly mentioned in a discussion about Barack Obama's claimed reading habits. Hasan Minhaj jokingly asked Obama to summarize the plot, highlighting the incredulity that Obama actually read all the books he listed.

"

Give me the plot line for Afterlives by Abdul Razak Gurnah.

Dude, how much time do we have here?

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