The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

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Hanif Kureishi at Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English.

The Guardian, Guardian book club, 'That tone of voice', by John Mullan, Janu-week one.

The Guardian, Guardian book club, 'Ease of reference', John Mullan, Janu-week two.The Guardian, Guardian book club, 'Race ahead', Janu-week three.with an advertisement for the reading guide from the 'Continuum Contemporaries' series.John Mullan hears readers' responses to Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia The Buddha of Suburbia Audible Audiobook Unabridged Christopher Simpson (Narrator), Hanif Kureishi (Author), Audible Studios (Publisher) 1,433 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 25.00 26 Used from 1.32 10 Collectible from 9.50 Paperback 14.99 83 Used from 1.The Guardian, Guardian book club, 'Made in Bromley', John Mullan, Febru-week four.'One of the best comic novels of growing up, and one of the sharpest satires on race relations in this country, that I've ever read.' Independent on Sunday.And it's the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre which enables Karim to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. But it is Charlie, the aspirant-rock-star son of Haroon's mistress, who really fires Karim's imagination - not to mention his loins. Karim's own family provide him with some unusual examples of rebellion against the norm - form this philandering, yoga-loving father Haroon to his fiery cousin Jamila, who is being pressed into an arranged marriage.

The hero of Hanif Kureishi's début novel is a dreamy teenager, of indeterminate sexual preference, who is desperate to escape the drear clutches of suburban South London and taste all the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer.

'My name is Karim Ami, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost.'.

1990- Costa Book Awards First Novel Award.

The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi