Hanif Kureishi Libri

E' una notte lunga per Jay: ha deciso di lasciare la compagna e i suoi due figli, dopo anni trascorsi tra litigi e riappacificazioni. Mentre si prepara ad abbandonare la sua casa, non può fare a meno di ripensare alla sua vita, di rivivere le trasgressioni dell'adolescenza, i sogni mai realizzati e la paura delle responsabilità. Gli amori passati, gli amici, scorrono davanti ai suoi occhi come in un film, mettendo a nudo tutte le sue debolezze. E' davvero deciso ad abbandonare la noiosa tranquillità quotidiana, rischiando l'affetto dei figli? Riuscirà a chiudersi dietro le spalle quella porta e diventare un altro uomo? L'alba è vicina, non c'è più tempo per continuare a guardare dentro se stesso e scegliere se non voltarsi più indietro.

"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.

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.

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.

A new paperback edition of Hanif Kureishi's wide-ranging and thought-provoking essays.