A character in a novel by this author realizes that he is a “figure in a story told by someone else. Not I” as he stays at a bed and breakfast in an English seaside town. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Nobel-Prize-winning Tanzanian author who wrote about Saleh Omar seeking asylum in England in his novel By the Sea.
ANSWER: Abdulrazak Gurnah
[10e] Obinze takes a job cleaning toilets after immigrating to England and separating from Ifemelu in Americanah, a novel by this author known for her TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story.”
ANSWER: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
[10m] In this novel, the protagonist can only say “sorry” and “thank you” after first moving to London. That protagonist later sews clothing from materials brought to her from Chanu and Karim.
ANSWER: Brick Lane
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