The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

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"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost..." The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer.

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The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost..." The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. With the publication of Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi landed into the literary landscape as a distinct new voice and a fearless taboo-breaking writer. The novel inspired a ground-breaking BBC series featuring a soundtrack by David Bowie.
Hanif Kureishi is the author of novels (including The Buddha of Suburbia, The Black Album and Intimacy), story collections (Love in a Blue Time, Midnight All Day, The Body), plays (including Outskirts, Borderline and Sleep With Me), and screenplays (including My Beautiful Laundrette and Venus).
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ISBN 13 9780571313174
ISBN 10 0571313175
Title The Buddha of Suburbia
Author Hanif Kureishi
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2015-04-02
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.