Dreaming and Scheming by Hanif Kureishi

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To begin to write - to attempt to do anything creative, for that matter - is to ask many other questions, not only about the craft itself, but of oneself, and of life. accounts of his collaborations in film and television, and above all, exploration of how the life of the mind expresses itself in creative endeavours.

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Dreaming and Scheming by Hanif Kureishi

To begin to write - to attempt to do anything creative, for that matter - is to ask many other questions, not only about the craft itself, but of oneself, and of life. accounts of his collaborations in film and television, and above all, exploration of how the life of the mind expresses itself in creative endeavours.
Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College, London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, The Black Album, Intimacy, and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End. He has also published several collections of short stories. Kureishi has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the PEN/Pinter Prize, and is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His work has been translated into thirty-six languages. He is a professor of Creative Writing at Kingston University.
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ISBN 13 9780571333530
ISBN 10 0571333532
Title Dreaming and Scheming
Author Hanif Kureishi
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2018-05-03
Number of pages 288
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