VIPENGELE VYA UTAMADUNI KATIKA RIWAYA ZA DESERTION, LAST GIFT NA PARADISE ZA ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
Keywords:
Novel, Culture, Diaspora, Swahili, Diaspora Life, EnglishAbstract
This article focuses on a study that examines elements of Swahili culture in the novels as Desertion, The Last
Gift, and Paradise. The main objective of the article was to determine the extent to which these works embody Swahili culture, given that Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Swahili born and raised in Zanzibar, who has
lived abroad for most of his life wrote in English. To what extent, then, do these works reflect Swahili
cultural heritage? The study was guided by Diaspora Theory as discussed by various scholars such as [27], as well as other contributors including [34], [31], among others. The article employed a descriptive (qualitative) approach in collecting and analysing data. The document analysis method was used, whereby
the researcher carefully read the novels as Desertion, The Last Gift, and Paradise and subsequently
extracted relevant data. The findings of this study reveal that there are various elements of Swahili culture in these novels. Among these elements are: Swahili marriage and wedding customs, Swahili occupations, Swahili belief systems, Swahili greetings, funeral and burial practices, and language. Finally, the researcher concludes that there is a need for further investigation into the works of Swahili authors living in the diaspora, in order to understand the extent to which these artists are influenced by the environment in which they were born and currently reside
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