Pilgrims Way (novel)
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| Author | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Preceded by | Memory of Departure |
| Followed by | Dottie |
Pilgrims Way is a novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah, first published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] It is Gurnah's second novel.[4]
The protagonist of Pilgrims Way is Daud, an immigrant to England from Tanzania who works as an orderly in Canterbury in the 1970s.[5][6][7] Daud experiences racist abuse from skinheads and others and begins to feel fearful and dejected as a result.[8][7] Daud is named for the biblical figure David.[9] Daud develops a romantic attachment to Catherine Mason, a nurse.[10] Daud's other friends include Lloyd, a white man with racist tendencies, and Karta, a pan-African Black nationalist.[10]
