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The Pickup is a 2001 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It tells the story of a couple: Julie Summers, a white woman from a financially secure family, and Abdu, an illegal Arab immigrant in South Africa. After Abdu's visa is refused, the Read More..

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Description	The Pickup is a 2001 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It tells the story of a couple: Julie Summers, a white woman from a financially secure family, and Abdu, an illegal Arab immigrant in South Africa. After Abdu's visa is refused, the couple returns to his unnamed homeland, where she is the alien. Her experiences and growth as an alien in another culture form the heart of the work. The Pickup considers the issues of displacement, alienation, and immigration, class and economic power, religious faith, and the ability of people to see and love across these divides.This novel won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best Book from Africa.
Description	The Pickup is a 2001 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It tells the story of a couple: Julie Summers, a white woman from a financially secure family, and Abdu, an illegal Arab immigrant in South Africa. After Abdu's visa is refused, the couple returns to his unnamed homeland, where she is the alien. Her experiences and growth as an alien in another culture form the heart of the work. The Pickup considers the issues of displacement, alienation, and immigration, class and economic power, religious faith, and the ability of people to see and love across these divides.This novel won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best Book from Africa.

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Name	The Pickup
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Authors	Nadine Gordimer
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Language	English
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Country	South Africa
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Pages	288 pp
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Media_type	Print
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Isbn	0-7475-5427-7
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Oclc	127104750
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Publisher	Bloomsbury Press (UK)Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US)
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