{"product_id":"the-buddha-of-suburbia-emma-rice-9781350512818","title":"The Buddha of Suburbia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred. Almost.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouth London in the late seventies. High unemployment, high inflation, food shortages and strikes. But despite the winter of discontent, 17-year-old Karim's life is about to explode into glorious technicolour as he navigates a path to enlightenment. Or at the very least, Beckenham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmma Rice adapts the award-winning 1990 novel, which was later turned into an acclaimed TV series, with Hanif Kureishi. On stage it becomes an irresistible, heart-breaking and joyful exploration of family, friends, sex, theatre and, ultimately, belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the RSC in April 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Rice, Hanif Kureishi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350512818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350512818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.20d","brand":"Emma Rice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934181155071,"sku":"9781350512818","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_502a7e8e-f643-4bcb-8ac2-4cbcd4e436d9.jpg?v=1721790537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-buddha-of-suburbia-emma-rice-9781350512818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}