A review by bukolayemi
Pilgrims Way by Abdulrazak Gurnah

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

In this book we meet Daud, an African immigrant working as a hospital porter in England.

While he has  escaped the poverty of his old life, he faces racism, discrimination and another form poverty.

Daud maintains a small friendship group comprising of Lloyd, a young man from a white upper-middle class family and Karta, a fellow African immigrant who is always on the edge around white people and quick to call out racism. 

He meets and falls for Catherine, a young British nurse. 

The writing is infused with Daud’s journaling and letter writing as he comes to terms with the horrors he has left behind and the life he is living in England. 

Overall, this is an ok read. Not exactly a page turner.