Hanif Kureishi
Author of The Buddha of Suburbia
About the Author
Hanif Kureishi won England's prestigious Whitbread Prize for his first novel, The Buddha of Suburbia. His screenplays include Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. His other works include the novels The Black Album and show more Gabriel's Gift and the short story collection Love in a Blue Time. He lives in London. (Publisher Fact Sheets) show less
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Works by Hanif Kureishi
Collected Screenplays: "My Beautiful Laundrette", "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid", "London Kills Me", "My Son the Fanatic"… (2002) 5 copies
London kills 2 copies
הגוף : ושבעה סיפורים 2 copies
משהו לספר לך 1 copy
Humouring the State 1 copy
Kara Plak 1 copy
האלבום השחור 1 copy
Eight Arms to Hold You 1 copy
אוזני בסמוך ללבו 1 copy
ثمّة ما أقول لكم 1 copy
אהבה בימי עצב 1 copy
Ništa 1 copy
Associated Works
The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories (1999) — Contributor — 345 copies
The Penguin Book of Migration Literature: Departures, Arrivals, Generations, Returns (2019) — Contributor — 71 copies
Fotspår : noveller ur Sveriges radio P1:s serie Författarskap på fötter (2003) — Contributor — 5 copies
Hebbes 2 : 15 smaakmakers voor het voorjaar — Contributor — 3 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1954-12-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bromley, Kent, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Education
- Bromley Technical High School
University of Lancaster (Philosophy)
King's College London (Philosophy) - Occupations
- director
screenwriter
novelist
short-story writer - Relationships
- Kureshi, Maki (aunt)
- Awards and honors
- George Davies Award (1981)
Granta's Best Of Young British Novelists (1993)
Order of the British Empire (Commander, 2008)
PEN Pinter prize (2010)
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Statistics
- Works
- 77
- Also by
- 23
- Members
- 8,133
- Popularity
- #2,974
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 141
- ISBNs
- 420
- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
- 22
I think the author did a good job of writing though I could have done without all the sexual explicit details that was included. It reads like a novel, not a lecture or a book that is trying to get all the right t's crossed.… (more)