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PDT SAMIA CONGRATULATES TANZANIAN NOVELIST ABULRAZAK GURNAH WINNING NOBEL PRIZE

$M 1,14 GRANTED BY THE SWEDISH ACADEMY


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Abdulrazak Gurnah
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USPA NEWS - Abdulrazak Gurnah was granted the award on Thursday by the Swedish Academy which is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million). President Samia Suluhu Hassan has congratulated Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah who scooped 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. On her congratulatory message to the Tanzanian icon born in the Isles, the President said: "The prestigious award scooped by the novelist was the honour to both Tanzania and Africa." "Congratulations, Mr. Abdulrazak Gurnah for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. This award is an honor to you, our Nation of Tanzania and Africa," President Samia tweeted.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania
PDT SAMIA CONGRATULATES TANZANIAN NOVELIST ABDULRAZAK GURNAH FOR WINNING NOBEL PRIZE///$M 1,14 GRANTED BY THE SWEDISH ACADEMY------------------------------------------------------------------------ President Samia Suluhu Hassan has congratulated Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah who scooped 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. On her congratulatory message to the Tanzanian icon born in the Isles, the President said: "The prestigious award scooped by the novelist was the honour to both Tanzania and Africa."--------------------------------------------- "Congratulations, Mr. Abdulrazak Gurnah for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. This award is an honor to you, our Nation of Tanzania and Africa," President Samia tweeted. The Novelist, Abdulrazak Gurnah was granted the award on Thursday by the Swedish Academy which is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million) equal to 2.6bn/-. The English Professor wrote 10 novels and several short stories. Source: Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania Tel Aviv, Israel.
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