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Informationen zum Autor Nadine Gordimer's many novels include THE LYING DAYS, THE CONSERVATIONIST, joint winner of the Booker Prize, BURGER'S DAUGHTER, JULY'S PEOPLE, MY SON'S STORY, NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME and THE HOUSE GUN. Her collections of short stories include SOMETHING OUT THERE and JUMP. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She lives in South Africa. Klappentext 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 - but 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 life he has discovered, Julie finds herself slowly drawn in by the charm of her surroundings and new family, creating an unexpected gulf between them ... 'As gripping as a thriller and as felt as a love song' IRISH TIMESStunning novel set in South Africa about forbidden love by the Nobel Prize-winning writer Zusammenfassung Stunning novel set in South Africa about forbidden love by the Nobel Prize-winning writer

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Nadine Gordimer's many novels include THE LYING DAYS, THE CONSERVATIONIST, joint winner of the Booker Prize, BURGER'S DAUGHTER, JULY'S PEOPLE, MY SON'S STORY, NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME and THE HOUSE GUN. Her collections of short stories include SOMETHING OUT THERE and JUMP. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She lives in South Africa.

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Stunning novel set in South Africa about forbidden love by the Nobel Prize-winning writer

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Authors Nadine Gordimer, Gordimer Nadine
Publisher Bloomsbury
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 14.04.2009
 
EAN 9780747557951
ISBN 978-0-7475-5795-1
No. of pages 268
Dimensions 129 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
Series Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945)

Südafrikanische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Political, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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