Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021?
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Correct answer: C. Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Gurnah (b. Zanzibar, 1948; Paradise, By the Sea, Afterlives) won in 2021 for his 'uncompromising' treatment of colonialism and the refugee. Handke won in 2019, Glück in 2020 and Ernaux in 2022.
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