The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi
Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England - but now, in his early 70s, his reputation is fading, sales have dried up, and his new wife has expensive taste. Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance.
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 Something to Tell You. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammyand Rosie Get Laid and The Mother.He has also published several collections of short stories. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and been translated into thirty six languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571277544 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571277543 |
| Title | The Last Word |
| Author | Hanif Kureishi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2014-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2014 |
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