{"product_id":"hanif-kureishi-kenneth-c-kaleta-9780292743335","title":"Hanif Kureishi: Postcolonial Storyteller","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Hanif Kureishi is a proper Englishman. Almost.\" So observes biographer Kenneth Kaleta. Well known for his films \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSammy and Rosie Get Laid, \u003c\/i\u003e the Anglo-Asian screenwriter, essayist, and novelist has become one of the leading portrayers of Britain's multicultural society. His work raises important questions of personal and national identity as it probes the experience of growing up in one culture with roots in another, very different one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is the first critical biography of Hanif Kureishi. Kenneth Kaleta interviewed Kureishi over several years and enjoyed unlimited access to all of his working papers, journals, and personal files. From this rich cache of material, he opens a fascinating window onto Kureishi's creative process, tracing such works as \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, The Buddha of Suburbia, London Kills Me, The Black Album, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove in a Blue Time\u003c\/i\u003e from their genesis to their public reception. Writing for Kureishi fans as well as film and cultural studies scholars, Kaleta pieces together a vivid mosaic of the postcolonial, hybrid British culture that has nourished Kureishi and his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth C. Kaleta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292743335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292743335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.69d","brand":"Kenneth C. Kaleta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119528210687,"sku":"9780292743335","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dfe62b7-f539-4beb-b5ae-2f860491a8b6.jpg?v=1687409804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hanif-kureishi-kenneth-c-kaleta-9780292743335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}