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Hanif Kureishi Plays
Kureishi H
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Description for Hanif Kureishi Plays
Paperback. A selection of the author's early plays, including "The King and Me", "Outskirts", "Borderline" and "Birds of Passage". Kureishi's introduction to the volume discusses his early work in the theatre, while assessing the significance of radical British theatre during the 1970s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
In 1981 Hanif Kureishi was voted Most Promising Playwright of the Year by the London Theatre Critics for his plays Borderline and Outskirts. Since then he has gone on to write best-selling fiction (The Buddha of Suburbia, Intimacy) and acclaimed screenplays (My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid).
This selection of his original works shows his development as a writer, finding his own subject and establishing his characteristically powerful and humorous style. In his extended and witty introduction, Kureishi looks at his work in the theatre at that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571197743
SKU
V9780571197743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-13
About Kureishi H
Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, The Black Album, Intimacy and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End. He ... Read more
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