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Paradise (1994) is the fourth novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah. The story, set in East Africa at the beginning of the 20th century, follows Yusuf, a young Tanzanian boy sold by his father to a wealthy merchant. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Costa Prize. It is among the author’s most celebrated works, particularly due to its treatment of colonialism and the slave trade.