Abdulrazak Gurnah vs Adonis
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Compare the life timelines of Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present) and Adonis (1930–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1948 to 2026.
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Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present)
- — Born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar Verified
- — Left Zanzibar for England after the 1964 revolution Verified
- — Taught at Bayero University Kano in Nigeria Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published his first novel, Memory of Departure Verified
- — Paradise shortlisted for the Booker Prize Verified
- — Professor of English at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published Afterlives Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
Adonis (1930–present)
- — Born in Al Qassabin, Syria Verified
- — Adopted the pen name Adonis Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy from Damascus University Verified
- — Imprisoned in Syria for membership of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and later took Lebanese citizenship Verified
- — Co-founded the poetry journal Shi'r with Yusuf al-Khal Verified
- — Founded the journal Mawaqif Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Saint Joseph University in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt Verified