by Hanif Kureishi · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571142743
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«The Buddha of Suburbia» is Hanif Kureishi's coming-of-age novel, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Set in 1970s London, the novel follows Karim Amir, a young man with an English mother and an Indian father who grows up in the southern suburbs. When his father becomes a guru, Karim Amir throws himself into the capital's cultural and sexual scene in search of his identity between two cultures. The novel portrays racial and class tensions with humour.
First published in 1990, it won the Whitbread Award for best first novel and was adapted as a four-part series by the BBC.
Will appeal to readers of literary fiction and those who enjoy generational portraits of 1970s London.
Hanif Kureishi is a British playwright, screenwriter and novelist.
