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Desertion

by Abdulrazak Gurnah

2005 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5

Set in

  • ★
    Zanzibar · Tanzania
    primary colonial setting
    ★ primary
  • Mombasa · Kenya
    1899 opening scenes

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