The Buddha of Suburbia
Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award 1990
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi's first novel, is the bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young Pakistani man growing up in 1970s Britain.
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The Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi's first novel, is the bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young Pakistani man growing up in 1970s Britain.
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Karim lives with his Mum and Dad in a suburb of south London and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big city. But his father is no ordinary Dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the East.Among his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious Eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in Barons Court, Karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of . . .
Autoren-Porträt von Hanif Kureishi
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 The Last Word . His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette , which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End. 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., Hanif Kureishi was born and brought up in Kent. He read philosophy at King's College, London. In 1981 he won the George Devine Award for his plays Outskirts and Borderline , and in 1982 he was appointed Writer-in-Residence at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1984 he wrote My Beautiful Laundrette , which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. His second screenplay Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) was followed by London Kills Me (1991) which he also directed. The Buddha of Suburbia won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1990 and was made into a four-part drama series by the BBC in 1993. His version of Brecht's Mother Courage has been produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. His second novel, The Black Album , was published in 1995. With Jon Savage he edited The Faber Book of Pop (1995).His first collection of short stories, Love in a Blue Time , was published in 1997. His story My Son the Fanatic , from that collection, was adapted for film and released in 1998. Intimacy , his third novel, was published in 1998, and a film of the same title, based on the novel and other stories by the author, was released in 2001 and won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival. His play Sleep With Me premièred at the Royal National Theatre in 1999. His second collection of stories, Midnight All Day , was published in 2000. Gabriel's Gift , his fourth novel, was published in 2001. The
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Body and Seven Stories and Dreaming and Schemi ng, a collection of essays, were published in 2002.
His screenplay The Mother was directed by Roger Michell and released in 2003. In 2004 he published his play When The Night Begins and a memoir, My Ear At His Heart . A second collection of essays, The Word and the Bomb , followed in 2005. His screenplay Venus was directed by Roger Michell in 2006. His novel Something to Tell You was published in 2008.
In July 2009 his adaptation of his novel, The Black Album , opened at the National Theatre, prior to a nation-wide tour. In 2010 his Collected Stories were published.
He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
His screenplay The Mother was directed by Roger Michell and released in 2003. In 2004 he published his play When The Night Begins and a memoir, My Ear At His Heart . A second collection of essays, The Word and the Bomb , followed in 2005. His screenplay Venus was directed by Roger Michell in 2006. His novel Something to Tell You was published in 2008.
In July 2009 his adaptation of his novel, The Black Album , opened at the National Theatre, prior to a nation-wide tour. In 2010 his Collected Stories were published.
He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Hanif Kureishi
- 2009, 288 Seiten, Maße: 12,6 x 19,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
- ISBN-10: 0571245870
- ISBN-13: 9780571245871
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.08.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
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