Midnidght All Day - Hanif Kureishi

King Kureishi rides again (145 words)
by Irish T - written on 24/03/01, updated on 24/03/01 (Useful, 128 readings)
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Kureishi has once again delivered the goods with this latest collection of short stories. Midnight all day is ten stories, each laced with subtle humour, and an incredible amount of detail, leaving the reader to believe that this can only be largely autobiographical. As ever, this is really accessible writing. It's simple yet ...

The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kureishi

THE BHUDDA OF SUBURBIA (425 words)
by NeilG1 - written on 24/09/05 (Useful, 1860 readings)
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The Bhudda of Suburbia was written by Hanif Kureishi in 1990, it went on to win that year s Whitbread Prize for best novel and was definitely a deserving winner. It was made into a television show in the mid nineties starring Naveen Andrews now better known for the show Lost currently showing around the world. The TV adaptation caused a huge furore in the british press at the time for its graphic depictions of sex. This was not so much for the nudity but due to a scene involving the protagonist Karim experimenting with another man.But back to the novel: The book centres around a young man named Karim Amir and spans his life between the years 1971 to 1979 in Thatcherite ...

The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kureishi

The Life and Times of a Mixed Race Bisexual Punk (1272 words)
by sandrabarber - written on 17/11/02, updated on 17/11/02 (Very useful, 915 readings)
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there will be parallels with the experiences of people who also share that situation. Karim, and thus Kureishi, speak on behalf of no one but themselves. For this reason, and for the fact that this is a wonderfully crafted, bitingly funny, invitingly warm novel, TBOS has a universal appeal that accounts for the book's mainstream success. If I could, I would make The Buddha of Suburbia a prescribed text for everyone who enjoys a bloody good read. Published by Faber and Faber 1990 ISBN: 0571142745 Amazon: Paperback £6.39 ...