The Buddha of Suburbia

1991-05-01 Fiction

Author : Hanif Kureishi
Release : 1991-05-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 68X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Buddha of Suburbia written by Hanif Kureishi. This book was released on 1991-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel "There was one copy going round our school like contraband. I read it in one sitting ... I'd never read a book about anyone remotely like me before."-- Zadie Smith "My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost..." The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. With the publication of Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi landed into the literary landscape as a distinct new voice and a fearless taboo-breaking writer. The novel inspired a ground-breaking BBC series featuring a soundtrack by David Bowie.

The Buddha of Suburbia

2009-01-08 Fiction

Author : Hanif Kureishi
Release : 2009-01-08
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 396/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Buddha of Suburbia written by Hanif Kureishi. This book was released on 2009-01-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award 'A wonderful novel. I doubt I will read a funnier one, or one with more heart, this year, possibly this decade.' Angela Carter, Guardian The hero of Hanif Kureishi's first novel is Karim, a dreamy teenager, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. '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 'Brilliantly funny. A fresh, anarchic and deliciously unrestrained novel.' Sunday Times 'A distinctive and talented voice, blithe, savvy, alive and kicking.' Hermione Lee, Independent

The Buddha of Suburbia

1990 Boys

Author : Hanif Kureishi
Release : 1990
Genre : Boys
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Buddha of Suburbia written by Hanif Kureishi. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Karim Amir, an Englishman born and bred - almost, who lives with his English mother and Indian father in the South London suburbs.

Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia

2002-06-26 Literary Criticism

Author : Nahem Yousaf
Release : 2002-06-26
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 242/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia written by Nahem Yousaf. This book was released on 2002-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an excellent guide to Hanif Kureishi's ground-breaking novel. It features a biography of the author (including an in-depth interview with Kureishi), a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative and helpful. This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

Vernon God Little

2012-08-07 Fiction

Author : DBC Pierre
Release : 2012-08-07
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 354/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Vernon God Little written by DBC Pierre. This book was released on 2012-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If Huckleberry Finn were set on the Mexican-American border and written by the creators of South Park, it might read something like this.” —San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young protagonist. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his townsfolk, a medley of characters. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre’s effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship. “A dangerous, smart, ridiculous, and very funny first novel . . . Pierre renders adolescence brilliantly, capturing with seeming effortlessness the bright, contradictory hormone rush of teenage life.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times

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