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A carregar... The Pickup (original 2001; edição 2002)por Nadine Gordimer
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I still am conflicted about the ending and how the main conflict is (or rather is not) resolved, and what the deeper meaning of the desert and the hungry dog is, but overall, it was a fantastic, complex novel. ( ) > Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Gordimer-Un-amant-de-fortune/109638 > Le Livre de Poche (celiatas) : https://fr.calameo.com/books/0043038443afedcb9a996 Nadine Gordimer a reçu le prix Nobel de littérature en 1991. Two people, connected by attraction and convenience, share a year or two of their lives and during that time become more or less aware how great the differences between them really are, and how grave the misunderstandings. Strengthened by the harsh environment , their disparities sharpen out and develop, to finally separate them. In the end, they both have what they wanted, but at a cost of losing each other. Their path together ends. The writing style was difficult to read at times, it felt like stumbling and tripping onto itself, but that may have been an instrument, to heighten the language and cultural differences between the two. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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When Julie Summers' car breaks down in a sleazy street, a young Arab garage mechanic comes to her rescue. Out of this meeting develops a friendship that turns to love. But soon, despite his attempts to make the most of Julie's wealthy connections, Abdu is deported from South Africa and Julie insists on going too; and so the couple must marry to make the relationship legitimate in the traditional village which is to be their home. Here, whilst Abdu is dedicated to escaping back to the new life he has discovered, Julie finds herself slowly drawn in by the charm of her new surroundings and family, creating an unexpected gulf between them ... Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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