The Pickup
 

The Pickup

by Nadine Gordimer

When Julie Summers's car breaks down on a sleazy street in a South African city, a young Arab mechanic named Abdu comes to her aid. Their attraction to one another is fueled by different motives. Julie is in rebellion against her wealthy background and her father; Abdu, an illegal immigrant, is desperate to avoid deportation to his impoverished country. In the course of their relationship,... (read more)

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Editions

Displaying 9 editions

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

    Hardcover, 224 pages. Published 2001

    ISBN: unknown

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

    Paperback, 288 pages. Published 2002 by Penguin (Non-Classics).

    ISBN: 0142001422

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

    Paperback, 288 pages. Published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

    ISBN: 0747557950

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

    Hardcover, 224 pages. Published 2001 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

    ISBN: 0374232105

  • The Pickup

    Paperback. Published 2002 by Penguin (Non-Classics).

    ISBN: unknown

  • The Pickup : A Novel

    Hardcover. Published 2001 by Penguin Books Canada, Limited.

    ISBN: unknown

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

    Hardcover, 271 pages. Published 2001 by Farrar Straus Giroux.

    ISBN: 0670043001

  • The Pickup : A Novel

    Paperback. Published 2001 by Penguin Books Canada, Limited.

    ISBN: unknown

  • The Pickup

    Paperback. Published 2002 by Penguin, 2002.

    ISBN: 0747562687

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