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The Pickup
The Pickup
Author: Nadine Gordimer, Nadine Gordimer
The Nobel Laureate's psychologically penetrating story of the love affair between a rich South African and the illegal alien she "picks up" on a whim — Who picked up whom? Is the pickup the illegal immigrant desperate to evade deportation to his impoverished desert country? Or is the pickup the powerful businessman's daughter trying to esc...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374232108
ISBN-10: 0374232105
Publication Date: 9/12/2001
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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The setting is Africa. The characters are a women from a privilaged class and a man who is an illegal immigrant. This is a book for anyone interested in the Arab world and culture. It is the story of the evolution of an unlikely relationship.
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