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Hanif Kureishi

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 has also published several collections of short stories. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and been translated into thirty six languages, Hanif Kureishi was born and brought up in Kent. He read philosophy at King’s College, London. In 1981 he won the George Devine Award for his plays Outskirts and Borderline, and in 1982 he was appointed Writer-in-Residence at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1984 he wrote My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. His second screenplay Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) was followed by London Kills Me (1991) which he also directed. The Buddha of Suburbia won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1990 and was made into a four-part drama series by the BBC in 1993. His version of Brecht’s Mother Courage has been produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. His second novel, The Black Album, was published in 1995. With Jon Savage he edited The Faber Book of Pop (1995).

His first collection of short stories, Love in a Blue Time, was published in 1997. His story My Son the Fanatic, from that collection, was adapted for film and released in 1998. Intimacy, his third novel, was published in 1998, and a film of the same title, based on the novel and other stories by the author, was released in 2001 and won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival. His play Sleep With Me premièred at the Royal National Theatre in 1999. His second collection of stories, Midnight All Day, was published in 2000. Gabriel’s Gift, his fourth novel, was published in 2001. The Body and Seven Stories and Dreaming and Scheming, a collection of essays, were published in 2002.

His screenplay The Mother was directed by Roger Michell and released in 2003. In 2004 he published his play When The Night Begins and a memoir, My Ear At His Heart. A second collection of essays, The Word and the Bomb, followed in 2005. His screenplay Venus was directed by Roger Michell in 2006. His novel Something to Tell You was published in 2008.
In July 2009 his adaptation of his novel, The Black Album, opened at the National Theatre, prior to a nation-wide tour. In 2010 his Collected Stories were published.

He has been awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Biography
1981
Hanif Kureishi wins the George Devine Award for his plays Outskirts and Borderline.
1982
He is appointed Writer-in-Residence at the Royal Court Theatre.
1984
Kureishi writes My Beautiful Laundrette, which receives an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
1987
His second screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, is followed by London Kills Me (1991) which he also directs.
1990
The Buddha of Suburbia wins the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel and, three years later, is made into a four-part drama series by the BBC.
1995
Kureishi's second novel, The Black Album, was published. In the same year, with Jon Savage, he edits The Faber Book of Pop.
1997
His first collection of short stories, Love in a Blue Time, is published.
1998
His story My Son the Fanatic, from that collection, is adapted for film and released. Intimacy, his third novel, is published in the same year.
1999
His play Sleep With Me premieres at the Royal National Theatre.
2000
His second collection of stories, Midnight All Day, is published. 
2001
Gabriel's Gift, his fourth novel, is published. A film, Intimacy, based on the novel and other stories by Kureishi, is released in 2001 and wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
2002
The Body and Seven Stories and Dreaming and Scheming, a collection of essays, are published.
2003
His screenplay The Mother is directed by Roger Michell and released.
2004
Kureishi publishes his play When The Night Begins and a memoir, My Ear At His Heart.
2005
A second collection of essays, The Word and the Bomb, follows in 2005.
2006
His screenplay Venus is directed by Roger Michell.
2008
Kureishi's novel Something to Tell You is published.
2009
His adaptation of his novel The Black Album opens at the National Theatre, prior to a nationwide tour.
2010
Hanif Kureishi's Collected Stories are published.
2022
On Boxing Day 2022, Hanif Kureishi had a fall in Rome, and he remains in hospital, without the use of his hands, or any other limbs. Amidst this incredibly difficult situation, he dictates a daily dispatch from his hospital bed, as part of a growing Substack newsletter, The Kureishi Chronicles.
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'We need a real rethink on the left': Hanif Kureishi - BBC Newsnight
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'We need a real rethink on the left': Hanif Kureishi - BBC Newsnight
'We need a real rethink on the left': Hanif Kureishi - BBC Newsnight
Praise for Hanif Kureishi

‘No one else casts such a shrewd and gimlet eye on contemporary life.’

William Boyd
Praise for Hanif Kureishi

‘It would be hard to name a British writer of the past forty years who matches his range of achievement.’

Daily Telegraph
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On Boxing Day 2022, Hanif Kureishi had a fall in Rome, and he remains in hospital, without the use of his hands, or any other limbs.

Amidst this incredibly difficult situation, he dictates a daily dispatch from his hospital bed, as part of a growing Substack newsletter, The Kureishi Chronicles.

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