The Pickup (Paperback, New edition)

Nadine Gordimer's The Pickup is an all-consuming and thought-provoking novel of love within the social mixes of South Africa. Poetical at its heart yet brutally honest on the surface, Gordimer has once again proven herself to be mistress of the human condition within the spiky political atmosphere that is South Africa. When Julie Summers finds heself stranded after her car breaks down, not only is she offered help in the form of a young Arab man but she finds her life turning a different corner. Despite or perhaps because of their differences in colour and social class Julie and Abdu become lovers and a familiar item at the EL-AY cafe where Julie can shed the stigma of her social class. But their happiness is to be short lived as Abdu is discovered as an illegal alien by the authorities and threatened with deportation. Gordimer paints a stark picture of realities fo the place of Abdu's birth, a place the Arab now finds himself and his new foreign wife transported to. There, the poverty, disease and strict rules on socially acceptable behaviour combine to make South Africa seem like paradise. Ashamed of his birth place and convinced his wife must be disgusted, Abdu searches for a country to take them in, finally succeeding with America. But can their love alone be enough to take Julie away from the new life she has found in her husband's country? Nadine Gordimer's storytelling gift will leave you crying out to know more as you reach the final words of this emotionally charged novel of love fighting against the world. (Kirkus UK)

Julie Summers' car breaks down in a sleazy street. A young Arab garage mechanic comes to her aid. Out of this meeting develops a story of relentless emotions as the young man is deported and Julie insists on going with him. He is dedicated to leaving while she becomes attached to her new home.

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General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2002
Authors:	Nadine Gordimer
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	270
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7475-5795-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7475-5795-0
Barcode:	9780747557951

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