Adieu Zanzibar

One morning in 1899, in a small coastal town in East Africa, Hassanali sets off for the mosque where he is the muezzin. His walk is interrupted and his destiny falters when he crosses paths with an exhausted Englishman who collapses at his feet. This man, a writer, traveler, and orientalist, soon forms a bond with the muezzin and tells him about his tumultuous life.
Quickly, and despite all that separates them, the foreign traveler falls madly in love with Hassanali's sister. From this passion will be born a daughter, then a granddaughter, who will also have to endure the consequences of this cursed love.
From colonial Africa to Swinging Sixties London, Abdulrazak Gurnah gives voice to the fragile outcasts.