Hanif Kureishi Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Das Kultbuch des britischen Erfolgsautors Hanif Kureishi – erstmals bei btb im Taschenbuch. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Whitbread Book Award. »Kureishis brillanter Debütroman ist sein Meisterwerk. Solch einen frechen, libidinösen, jungen britisch-pakistanischen Protagonisten hat es in der zeitgenössischen britischen Belletristik noch nicht gegeben.« The Guardian »Ich wusste, was ich wollte. Ich war zwanzig Jahre alt. Ich war zu allem bereit.« Karim ist der Sohn einer Engländerin und eines indischen Emigranten, was seinen Alltag in den spießigen Suburbs von London nicht wirklich einfacher macht. Doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Kurz nachdem sein Vater sich selbst zum Vorstadt-Buddha berufen hat, wird Karim ein Platz in einer Schauspieltruppe angeboten - und plötzlich nimmt sein Leben im London der späten Siebziger ungeahnte Wendungen ...

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.

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

Hanif Kureishi's short, sharp tale of revenge is diabolical fun Fiona Wilson The Times

Tells the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of author's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own.

Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England - but now, in his early 70s, his reputation is fading, sales have dried up, and his new wife has expensive taste.Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance. Harry greatly admires Mamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life. Harry's publisher seeks a more naked truth, a salacious tale of sex and scandal that will generate headlines. Meanwhile Mamoon himself is mining a different vein of truth altogether.Harry and Mamoon find themselves in a battle of wills, but which of them will have the last word?The ensuing struggle for dominance raises issues of love and desire, loyalty and betrayal, and the frailties of age versus the recklessness of youth.Hanif Kureishi has created a tale brimming with youthful exuberance, as hilarious as it is touching, where words have the power to forge a world.

Passend zum Schwerpunktthema "Post-colonialism and migration - Ethnic communities in 21st-century Britain" Warum entscheidet Ali, der Sohn eines pakistanischen Einwanderers, dem es mit einem lohnenden Beruf und einer englischen Freundin sehr gut geht, alles über Bord zu werfen, um ein muslimischer Fanatiker zu werden? In einer besonders gut verfassten Kurzgeschichte versucht Hanif Kureishi diese Frage zu beantworten. Dennoch ist die Frage auf keinen Fall einfach. Erstens ist Parvez, Alis Vater, kaum ein Vorbild für ihn. Er isst Schweinefleisch, trinkt Alkohol und ist Ehebrecher. Ali wirft ihm vor, dass er „zu sehr in westliche Gesellschaft verwickelt ist.“ Parvez weiß nicht mehr, was er mit seinem Sohn machen soll. Aus Frust tritt und schlägt er ihn. „Wer ist denn jetzt der Fanatiker?“, fragt Ali. Die Lektüre enthält fundierte Lesehilfen, ausführliche Annotationen und zahlreiche Zusatzmaterialien.

The essential collection from one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial writers.

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.

Jamal, brillant psychiatre d'origine pakistanaise, mène une vie tranquille, auréolée de succès, dans la banlieue de Londres. Une façade de réussite qui ne laisse rien transparaître des troubles profonds qui le hantent. Jusqu'au jour où un ancien compagnon de route ravive la mémoire d'un amour perdu, brisé par le crime et la honte. Brillant, profond et drôle, Hanif Kureishi radiographie comme personne la société anglaise des années 1970 à nos jours et fait preuve d'une acuité hors du commun pour décrire les tourments d'une génération en conflit perpétuel avec ses origines et son passé, ses désirs et ses regrets.

Hanif Kureishi, selber in einem pakistanisch-englischen Elternhaus geboren, schildert in 'My Son the Fanatic' den bis zum totalen Zerwürfnis führenden Konflikt zwischen dem aus Pakistan stammenden Vater Parvez und seinem Sohn Farid. Der Sohn, der als Sittenwächter auftritt, wirft dem liberal gesinnten Vater Unmoral und Prinzipienlosigkeit vor. Farids Rebellion gegen die westliche Wertewelt lässt ihn zum Fundamentalisten werden. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

The outbreak of the Iraq war and its aftermath, plus the bombings in London, have stimulated Hanif Kureishi to write about the great divide between the East and the West - the gulf between fundamentalist Islam and Western values. This book is a collection of his controversial writings.

À l'origine de ces mémoires: la découverte par Hanif Kureishi d'un manuscrit abandonné qui raconte l'enfance de son père à Bombay alors que le monde s'effondre et que l'Inde se sépare en deux selon des lignes religieuses. La dissolution de l'Empire britannique, les conflits religieux, l'exil, la quête d'identité de ces familles au destin partagé entre trois terres et trois cultures. Comme un écho, c'est la mémoire du fils que son récit vient réveiller. La petite enfance en Angleterre, le regard des Blancs, le destin tortueux d'un enfant d'apatride devenu romancier à succès. Entre les deux, ce même désir d'être fidèle à ses racines tout en se construisant soi-même. Et cette même méthode: écrire. L'un ne fut jamais publié. L'autre en vit. Étranges destins croisés que ceux d'Hanif et de Shannoo, si différents, si proches et finalement réunis dans un même ouvrage.

Dans l’Édimbourg des années 1980, Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud et Tommy essayent de se serrer les coudes. Unis par leur amitié fragile et leur addiction à l’héroïne, ils tentent d’échapper à l’ennui oppressant et à la brutalité de leur quotidien dans la cité : ils volent, arnaquent et prennent de la drogue. Pourtant, au cœur du désespoir, surnage une envie de vivre plus forte que tout le reste.

"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.

'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 centrepiece of Hanif Kureishi's brilliant new collection of fiction delves into the fascinating concept of personal identity, and the extent to which this is rooted in our physical being.Middle-aged playwright Adam is amazed to be approached by a shadowy organisation and offered the chance to trade in his decrepit body for a much younger model. He takes up the offer for a six-month period, and his consciousness is duly transplanted into the handsome body of his choice. But Adam soon finds that his new flesh brings with it grave and unforeseen dangers . . .

Seit Stephen Frears 1985 die Geschichte „über einen schwulen Pakistani, der einen Waschsalon betreibt“, verfilmte, gilt Kureishi als einer der wichtigsten multikulturellen Autoren Großbritanniens. Die Themen Rassenkonflikte, Homosexualität, Klassenschranken, soziale Gegensätze, Jugendarbeitslosigkeit und das vom Thatcherismus gepredigte Streben nach wirtschaft- lichem Erfolg werden innerhalb einer bewegenden Liebesgeschichte unaufdringlich, charmant und fern jeder Schwarzweißmalerei dargestellt. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch

Gabriel a quinze ans. Depuis que son père, Rex, un improbable rocker bohème qu'il adore, a été banni de la maison, il vit entre une mère débordée qui tente de subvenir à leurs besoins, une fille au pair vorace, Hannah, " sorte de boite aux lettres aux jambes courtes " chargée de le surveiller, et Archie, son frère jumeau mort, qui vit en lui et avec qui il dialogue. Mais soudain, Gabriel se découvre un don. Passionné par les images, il fait apparaître dans le monde réel les objets qu'il dessine. Ce talent insolite et le cadeau d'un guitariste, ami de Rex, vont-ils lui permettre de rapprocher ses parents ? L'adolescent, protecteur de son père, va cheminer avec nous à la rencontre de sa vie. Dans un Londres cosmopolite en pleine transformation, Kureishi compose avec humour et tendresse le parcours initiatique d'un adolescent, ange gardien de ses parents et artiste en devenir.

Ed. and annoted by Michael Mitchell

A collection of stories that depicts a lost generation of men: those shaped by the sixties, disoriented by the eighties and bereft of a personal and political map in the nineties.

Love in a Blue Time is a brilliant collection of stories by the bestselling author of The Buddha of Suburbia. This time, Hanif Kureishi's subject is the difficult, serious business of love - and hate. His stories have all the qualities of his novels: they are funny, inventive, bawdy, and aggressively contemporary. The characters that stride out of the pages of Love in a Blue Time, however damaged, deranged or despicable, are united by one thing: they are all creatures of strong desire. 'In this haunting, troubling collection of short stories, Hanif Kureishi has finally embraced the decadence that has lain in wait for him . . . A tense, desolate and consuming collection.' Observer 'The whole collection buzzes with anger and angst.' Time Out

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.

Ce roman constitue une sorte de pendant au "Bouddha de banlieue", avec ses évocations du Londres nocturne et souterrain et un héros naïf et comique, Shahid, écartelé entre la luxure et la pauvreté musulmane, entre la femme pécheresse et l'imam vertueux.

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.

A love story for at least two generstions, a high-spirited comedy of sexual manners and social turmoil, The Buddha of Suburbia is one of the most enchanting, provocative, and original books to appear in years. "A wickedly funny novel that's at once a traditional comedy of manners and a scathing satire on race relations in Britain".--The New York Times.

'It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.' Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds, in an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection on their time together he analyses the joys and agonies of trying to make a life with another person.