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The Buddha of Suburbia
Book • 1990
The Buddha of Suburbia is a semi-autobiographical novel by Hanif Kureishi, which won the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel in 1990.
It follows Karim Amir, a mixed-race teenager, as he navigates his way through suburban South London and the vibrant cultural landscape of 1970s London.
The novel explores themes of identity, race, and social change, set against the backdrop of emerging punk culture and the dawn of Thatcherism.
It follows Karim Amir, a mixed-race teenager, as he navigates his way through suburban South London and the vibrant cultural landscape of 1970s London.
The novel explores themes of identity, race, and social change, set against the backdrop of emerging punk culture and the dawn of Thatcherism.
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Leigh Sales
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Ep 264 - Writers Revealed
Mentioned as the book by Hanif Kureshi that inspired Bowie's soundtrack and BBC series.
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Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
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Bruce Wagner
Bruce Wagner Writes Transgressive Novels About Tragedy & Transcendence
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Bella Freud
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi
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Terry Gross
Hanif Kureishi
How A Writer's Life Changed In A Second
