Hanif Kureishi Books

With a foreword by Daniel BarenboimMusic at the Limits is the first book to bring together three decades of Edward Said's essays and articles on music.

Hanif Kureishi was voted the Most Promising Playwright of the Year in 1981 by the London Theatre Critics for his plays "Borderline" and "Outskirts". This selection of plays shows his development as a writer from his own perspective and from the perspective of the British theatre of the 1970s.

'Kureishi's screenplay is one of his most focused and engaging since My Beautiful Laundrette.' Allan Hunter, Screen International At sixty-five years of age, May fears that life has passed her by - that she has become just another invisible old lady whose days are more or less numbered. When she and her husband travel down from the north to visit their grown-up children in west London, she finds them characteristically inattentive. But then her husband's unexpected death pulls the ground from under her, and she subsequently embarks on a passionate affair with Darren, a man half her age, who is renovating her son's house and sleeping with her daughter, Paula. In the midst of this tumultuous situation, May begins to understand that it can take a lifetime to feel truly alive.

Ed. and annoted by Michael Mitchell

The book is characterized by its blend of humor and emotional depth, showcasing remarkable storytelling that resonates with readers. It captures poignant moments while also delivering laughter, making it a compelling read that balances light-heartedness with significant themes. The narrative is crafted to evoke a range of emotions, leaving a lasting impression on its audience.

This acclaimed collection charts the course of Pop from its underground origins through its low and high art phases to its current omnipresence; it takes in fiction, reportage, fashion, art and fantasy as filtered through pop music and includes work by Michael Bracewell, Angela Carter, Nick Cohn, Bob Dylan, Simon Garfield, Nelson George, Germaine Greer, Peter Guralnick, John Lennon, Norman Mailer, Greil Marcus, Iggy Pop, Neil Tennant, Lou Reed, Simon Reynolds, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Tosches, Andy Warhol, Tom Wolfe and Malcolm X, amongst others. Covering more than 50 years of writing from 1942 on, The Faber Book of Pop is the most stimulating collection of writing on popular music ever published.

The essential collection from one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial writers.

The winner of the Whitbread Best First Novel 1990, 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. It is written by the author of "My Beautiful Launderette" and "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid".

The outbreak of the Iraq war and its aftermath, plus the bombings in London, have stimulated Hanif Kureishi to write about the great divide between the East and the West - the gulf between fundamentalist Islam and Western values. This book is a collection of his controversial writings.

What if you were middle-aged and were offered the chance to trade in your sagging flesh for a much younger and more pleasing model? This is the situation in which the main character of The Body finds himself. Taking the plunge, he embarks on an odyssey of hedonism, but soon finds himself regretting what he has left behind as the responsibilities he thought he had sloughed off now begin to come home to him. Sinister forces are pursuing him, wanting possession of his 'body', and he finds himself in a no-man's-land, uncertain which way to turn. Praise for Hanif Kureishi's previous collection, Midnight All Day:

'Hanif Kureishi's literary memoir explores his relationship with his father, a failed writer. Kurieshi is, of course, hugely successful...' Esquire'This is an ambitious book. Kureshi - free-associating with what feels like unmitigated honesty - successfully conveys the impression that in this book he has actually given us himself.' Sunday Times'Deeply involving, highly intelligent and, in what it doesn't say rather than what it does, profoundly sad.' Evening Standard'I don't think he has done anything as good, in any medium, as this moving and fiercely honest book.' Guardian

A novel by the author of "The Buddha of Suburbia" and "My Beautiful Laundrette" which analyzes the agonies and joys of being connected to another person. Jay, who is leaving his partner and their two sons, reflects on the vicissitudes of his relationship with Susan.

Seit Stephen Frears 1985 die Geschichte „über einen schwulen Pakistani, der einen Waschsalon betreibt“, verfilmte, gilt Kureishi als einer der wichtigsten multikulturellen Autoren Großbritanniens. Die Themen Rassenkonflikte, Homosexualität, Klassenschranken, soziale Gegensätze, Jugendarbeitslosigkeit und das vom Thatcherismus gepredigte Streben nach wirtschaft- lichem Erfolg werden innerhalb einer bewegenden Liebesgeschichte unaufdringlich, charmant und fern jeder Schwarzweißmalerei dargestellt. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch

Shahid, a young man from the provinces, comes to London after the death of his father. He finds himself embroiled in a battle between liberalism and fundamentalism in a London so noisily exuberant there is scarcely room for his arguments.

Tells the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of author's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own.

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

Hanif Kureishi, selber in einem pakistanisch-englischen Elternhaus geboren, schildert in 'My Son the Fanatic' den bis zum totalen Zerwürfnis führenden Konflikt zwischen dem aus Pakistan stammenden Vater Parvez und seinem Sohn Farid. Der Sohn, der als Sittenwächter auftritt, wirft dem liberal gesinnten Vater Unmoral und Prinzipienlosigkeit vor. Farids Rebellion gegen die westliche Wertewelt lässt ihn zum Fundamentalisten werden. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Witty and wryly revealing tales of a generation -- from the liberating, irreverence of the 1970s to the dilemmas and disillusionments of the 1990s -- by the acclaimed author of The Buddha of Suburbia and The Black Album.In a stunning new collection of stories, Hanif Kureishi brilliantly captures the passion and folly of the human comedy. A Pakistani girl's visit to London foments a revolution in her conservative home; a father, suspicious of his son's rejection of his adolescent possessions, makes an unsettling discovery about where the younger generation is headed; and men and women, once carefree, careless, and usually stoned, grapple with responsibility, fidelity, and other complications of adult life in middle-class London. "(The Buddha of Suburbia) brims with observations on music, theater, religion, drugs, and sex.... And its trenchant views on racial injustice and class antagonism impart outrage as they divert and entertain". -- Chicago Tribune "In The Black Album, Hanif Kureishi dishes it out ... to all those politicians, teachers and religious leaders, puritans of the left and right, who take themselves and their ideas too seriously". -- The Boston Globe Books

This anthology chronicles the many forms of crisis in contemporary relationships. All the stories proceed from a central premise: that we are unerring in our choice of lovers - especially when it comes to the wrong person

As he and his best friend Henry attempt to make the sometimes painful, sometimes comic transition to their divorced middle age, balancing the conflicts of desire and dignity, Jamal's teenage traumas make a shocking return into his present life.

Gabriel's father, a washed-up rock musician, has been chucked out of the house. His mother works nights in a pub and sleeps days. Navigating his way through the shattered world of his parents' generation, Gabriel dreams of being an artist. He finds solace and guidance through a mysterious connection to his deceased twin brother, Archie, and his own knack for producing real objects simply by drawing them. A chance visit with mega-millionaire rock star Lester Jones, his father's former band mate, provides Gabriel with the means to heal the rift within his family. Kureishi portrays Gabriel's naive hope and artistic aspirations with the same insight and searing honesty that he brought to the Indian-Anglo experience in The Buddha of Suburbia and to infidelity in Intimacy. Gabriel's Gift is a humorous and tender meditation on failure, redemption, the nature of talent, the power of imagination--and a generation that never wanted to grow up, seen through the eyes of their children.

Waldo, a fêted film-maker, is confined to his London apartment by old age and ill health. Frail and frustrated, he is looked after by his lovely - and younger - wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is having an affair with Eddie, "more than an acquaintance and less than a friend for over thirty years", Waldo is pressed into action. Determined to expose the guilty couple, he sets out to prove his suspicions - and then to act out his revenge.

Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England -- but now, in his early seventies, his reputation is fading, his book sales have dried up and his new wife has expensive tastes. Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise Mamoon's career. He greatly admires Mamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life, but Harry's publisher seeks a more salacious tale of sex and scandal to generate headlines. Meanwhile, Mamoon himself is mining a different truth altogether -- but which one of them will have the last word?

Provides the screenplay to a British motion picture that tells the story of a young interracial couple who face complications when Sammy's father, a Third World government official, flees to England with a suitcase full of money

Passend zum Schwerpunktthema "Post-colonialism and migration - Ethnic communities in 21st-century Britain" Warum entscheidet Ali, der Sohn eines pakistanischen Einwanderers, dem es mit einem lohnenden Beruf und einer englischen Freundin sehr gut geht, alles über Bord zu werfen, um ein muslimischer Fanatiker zu werden? In einer besonders gut verfassten Kurzgeschichte versucht Hanif Kureishi diese Frage zu beantworten. Dennoch ist die Frage auf keinen Fall einfach. Erstens ist Parvez, Alis Vater, kaum ein Vorbild für ihn. Er isst Schweinefleisch, trinkt Alkohol und ist Ehebrecher. Ali wirft ihm vor, dass er „zu sehr in westliche Gesellschaft verwickelt ist.“ Parvez weiß nicht mehr, was er mit seinem Sohn machen soll. Aus Frust tritt und schlägt er ihn. „Wer ist denn jetzt der Fanatiker?“, fragt Ali. Die Lektüre enthält fundierte Lesehilfen, ausführliche Annotationen und zahlreiche Zusatzmaterialien.

Read the seminal bestselling novel that changed the face of British fiction and inspired Danny Boyle's film. 'The best book ever written by man or woman... Deserves to sell more copies than the Bible' Rebel Inc Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment tae the selfish, fucked-up brats ye've produced. Choose life. 'Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius.' Sunday Times

Seit einem Sturz ist der britische Schriftsteller Hanif Kureishi vom Hals abwärts gelähmt. In diesem außergewöhnlichen Tagebuch erzählt er von seinem neuen Leben. »Kraftvoll, erschütternd, absolut fesselnd. Es wird Ihre Sicht auf das Leben und die Liebe verändern.« Elif Shafak »Vor ein paar Tagen ist in meinem Leben eine Bombe eingeschlagen.« So beginnt das außergewöhnliche Memoir des britischen Erfolgsautors Hanif Kureishi. Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertag 2022 wird Kureishi nach einem Spaziergang durch die Gärten der Villa Borghese in Rom schwindlig. Als er wieder zu sich kommt, kann er seine Arme und Beine nicht mehr bewegen. Er vermag fortan nichts mehr ohne die Hilfe anderer zu tun. Und zugleich arbeitet sein Geist auf Hochtouren: Tagtäglich diktiert er seiner Familie Geschichten ins iPad. Voller Witz, Galgenhumor und zugleich berührender Leichtigkeit. Über sein neues und sein altes Leben. Über seine Kindheit als Sohn eines pakistanischen Einwanderers in London. Über den zunehmenden Fanatismus in der Welt und seine Freundschaft mit Salman Rushdie. Kluge, rebellische, berührende Botschaften, mit denen Hanif Kureishi beweist, dass er zurecht zu den originellsten, unerschrockensten und wichtigsten literarischen Stimmen seines Landes zählt. »Eine weitere beschissene Nacht. Ich kann meine Arme und Beine nicht bewegen, und es hat mich auch niemand gehört. Eine gute Gelegenheit also, um über das Leben nachzudenken.«

Das Kultbuch des britischen Erfolgsautors Hanif Kureishi – erstmals bei btb im Taschenbuch. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Whitbread Book Award. »Kureishis brillanter Debütroman ist sein Meisterwerk. Solch einen frechen, libidinösen, jungen britisch-pakistanischen Protagonisten hat es in der zeitgenössischen britischen Belletristik noch nicht gegeben.« The Guardian »Ich wusste, was ich wollte. Ich war zwanzig Jahre alt. Ich war zu allem bereit.« Karim ist der Sohn einer Engländerin und eines indischen Emigranten, was seinen Alltag in den spießigen Suburbs von London nicht wirklich einfacher macht. Doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Kurz nachdem sein Vater sich selbst zum Vorstadt-Buddha berufen hat, wird Karim ein Platz in einer Schauspieltruppe angeboten - und plötzlich nimmt sein Leben im London der späten Siebziger ungeahnte Wendungen ...

"Mi chiamo Karim Amir e sono un vero inglese, più o meno." Comincia così "Il Budda delle periferie", romanzo con il quale Hanif Kureishi esordiva nella narrativa nel 1990, dopo aver scritto le sceneggiature di "My beautiful Laundrette" e "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" e dopo aver scritto e diretto "London Kills Me". Il libro è un racconto di formazione che narra le peripezie sentimentali e le avventure di vita di Karim, adolescente metà inglese e metà indiano nella periferia londinese degli anni Settanta.

Novela jedenatřicetiletého autora zavádí do lázeňského městečka kavkazského černomořského pobřeží. Dva muži protichůdných životních stylů řeší zde soubojem spor vzniklý právě jen pro různý postoj k životu, přičemž oba neumějí střílet, uvědomují si absurdnost situace, a kdyžjim pomůže náhoda a nikomu se nic nestane, jsou rádi a vzájemně se omlouvají. Autor doslovu charakterizuje dílo jako "pokus o rozumnou možnost života".