| The Last Gift | |
| Author: | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
| Country: | UK |
| Pub Date: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-4088-1518-2 |
| Preceded By: | Desertion |
| Followed By: | Gravel Heart |
The Last Gift is a novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah. It is Gurnah's eighth novel and was first published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2011.[1] [2] The plot centres on Abbas, an immigrant from east Africa living in England, who reflects on his past after he has a stroke.[3]
The novel received mixed reviews. Aminatta Forna, writing for the Financial Times, described it as "majestic in scale" and praised Gurnah's storytelling and examination of familial relationships.[2] Giles Foden of The Guardian applauded Gurnah's prose.[4] On the other hand, a reviewer for Kirkus Reviews criticized the transitions between the past and the present and felt that the book's central dilemma was not compelling enough.[1] Publishers Weekly wrote that the narrative's pace was occasionally too slow, but praised the plot and the themes of mortality and memory.[3]