Name: The Buddha of suburbia
Rating: 3.290322580645161 (31 reviews)
ISBN: 014013168X

Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of suburbia

Jeff James

An interesting story about a young man coming of age in 1970s suburban London - deals with issues of sexuality, class, and race. I enjoyed this book, but it seemed a bit fluffy somehow, even though it dealt with serious issues. Maybe I'll check out the TV miniseries version.

"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost..." The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. With the publication of Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi landed into the literary landscape as a distinct new voice and a fearless taboo-breaking writer. The novel inspired a ground-breaking BBC series featuring a soundtrack by David Bowie.

The Buddha of Suburbia

Zoilo Comia

This is the story of a dreamy teenager, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits that the 1970s seem to offer. When he is given an unlikely opportunity in the theatre, he wins the attention he has been craving, albeit with some rude and raucous results.

Lauri

carissa r

Tobias V. Langhoff

Ioana Kardos

Alexander Lobov

Angbeen Abbas

Shameera Nair Lin

An anarchic coming-of-age novel that explores and celebrates Britain in the seventies.

The Buddha of suburbia

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