{"product_id":"hanif-kureishi-writing-the-self-a-biography-9781526147394","title":"Hanif Kureishi: Writing the Self: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the global successes of My Beautiful Laundrette and The Buddha of Suburbia, through to late masterpieces such as The Nothing, Hanif Kureishi is one of Britain's most popular and versatile writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Kureishi's unexplored personal archive, recently acquired by the British Library, each chapter in Ruvani Ranasinha's jaw-droppingly honest biography recounts a decade of the author's life, illuminating the work he produced in the period. This structure reflects the novelist and screenwriter's own preoccupation with self-reinvention and the fluidity of identity: 'Every decade you become someone else.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKureishi has redefined British identity, exploring key issues such as Thatcherism, terrorism, race, class and sexuality. This book offers the first in-depth exploration of his life and work, looking at his novels, short stories and screenplays, as well as his collaborations with such figures as David Bowie, Roger Michell and Stephen Frears. Throughout, Ranasinha analyses this sometimes controversial figure with wit and empathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526147394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912","brand":"Ruvani Ranasinha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059832160437,"sku":"9781526147394","price":38.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_471890fb-3c2c-46fb-a82f-e2737d5ad0e1.jpg?v=1690299129","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hanif-kureishi-writing-the-self-a-biography-9781526147394","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}