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Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, 72, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his writing on the “effects of colonialism（殖民主义） and the fate of the refugee”, the award-giving body said on Thursday.

Born in 1948 on the island of Zanzibar, now part of Tanzania, Gurnah moved to Britain as a young refugee in 1968. He fled following the country’s liberation from British rule because then-President Abeid Karume’s regime(政权) mistreated Gurnah’s Arab Muslim community.

Gurnah is the first African writer to win the award since the Zimbabwean Doris Lessing in 2007. Among the winners, he is only the second writer of color from sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria’s Wole Soyinka, who won in 1986.

Gurnah is the author of 10 novels, including Memory of Departure, and Pilgrims Way. His novel Paradise is set in colonial East Africa during the First World War. Many of his works explore what he has called “one of the stories of our times”, the deep influence of migration both on people and the places where they make their new homes.

Gurnah recently retired as a professor of post-colonial literature at the University of Kent. He got the call from the Swedish Academy in his home in southeast England.

“I think it’s just brilliant and wonderful,” Gurnah said when asked how he felt to win the prize. “It’s just great—it’s just a big prize, and such a huge list of wonderful writers. I am still taking it in,” he said. He has said he “stumbled into” writing after arriving in England as a way of exploring the emigrant experience—both the loss and liberation.

Gurnah’s native language is Swahili, but he writes in English. He is only the sixth Africa-born writer to be awarded the Nobel for literature.

1.Abdulrazak Gurnah’s works _______.

A are popular among the people in Tanzania

B are profound and have become a part of his life

C are involved with colonialism and lives of refugees

D brought him wealth and motivation to continue writing

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，阿卜杜勒拉萨克·古纳（Abdulrazak Gurnah）因其关于“殖民主义的影响和难民的命运”的作品而获得2021年诺贝尔文学奖。故选C。

2.Why did Gurnah leave his hometown for the UK?

A Because he looked forward to the life in Britain.

B Because he wanted to engage in literary creation.

C Because he sought the country’s freedom and liberation.

D Because his community were badly treated by then-regime.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段He fled following the country’s liberation from British rule because then-President Abeid Karume's regime(政权) mistreated Gurnah’s Arab Muslim community.可知，古纳逃走是因为当时的总统阿贝德·卡鲁梅政权虐待了古纳的阿拉伯穆斯林社区。即他的社区遭到当时政权的虐待。故选D。

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A With his outstanding literary talent, Gurnah wrote 10 novels.

B Many of Gurnah’s works are carved with the print of the times.

C Gurnah was as famous as Doris Lessing in the literature in the past.

D Wole Soyinka gave Gurnah some inspiration in literary creation.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段Many of his works explore what he has called “one of the stories of our times”, the deep influence of migration both on people and the places where they make their new homes.可知, 古纳的许多作品探讨了他所谓的“我们时代的一个故事”，即移民对人们和他们建立新家园的地方的深刻影响。由此说明他的许多作品都刻着时代的印记。故选B。

4.What’s Gurnah’s attitude towards being a winner of the Nobel Prize?

A Contented.

B Confident.

C Calm.

D Sensible.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，古纳认为他能得奖真是太好了，这是一个大奖，名单上有那么多优秀的作家，却把奖项颁给了他，由此说明古纳对获得诺贝尔奖表现出满意的态度。故选A。