Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi is one of the most controversial and important contemporary British writers. This book provides students with an introduction to his work that places his fiction in historical context and explores his relevance to contemporary culture and literary theory. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this clear but theoretically informed guide offers an accessible reading of Kureishi’s work to date and an overview of the varied critical reception it has provoked.

BRADLEY W. BUCHANAN is Assistant Professor of English at the California State University, Sacramento.

Preface * Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * An Historical Timeline * Kureishi in Context: A Cultural and Political Reading * Kureishi’s Family Ties: A Biographical Reading * The Buddha of Suburbia and The Black Album * Love in a Blue Time, Intimacy and Midnight All Day * Gabriel’s Gift and The Body * Kureishi in his Own Words: An Interview * Kureishi in Question :The Critical Reception * Kureishi’s Other Writings * Bibliography and Suggested Secondary Reading List * Index