About this ebook
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
'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
Ratings and reviews
3.6
9 reviews
Melody Woolcock
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September 23, 2015
Too much political reference and a bit difficult to follow at times but overall a good comedic and painful description of karim and his life. Rushed at the end.
Marie - Nicole N'da
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September 20, 2014
Looooooove it
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About the author
Hanif Kureishi is the author of novels (including The Buddha of Suburbia , The Black Album and most recently Something to Tell You), story collections ( Love in a Blue Time , Midnight All Day , The Body), plays (including Outskirts , Borderline and Sleep With Me), and screenplays (including My Beautiful Laundrette , My Son the Fanatic and Venus). Among his other publications are the collection of essays Dreaming and Scheming , The Word and the Bomb and the memoir My Ear at his Heart .
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