Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi

Kureishi in 2008
Kureishi in 2008
Born (1954-12-05) 5 December 1954 (age 69)
Bromley, Kent, England
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, novelist, film director
EducationBromley College of Technology
Alma materKing's College London
Period1976–present
Literary movementPostcolonial literature
Notable worksMy Beautiful Laundrette
The Buddha of Suburbia
Children3
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Hanif Kureishi CBE (born 5 December 1954) is a British Pakistani playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and novelist. He is known for his novels My Beautiful Laundrette and The Buddha of Suburbia.


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