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Beschreibung
Hanif Kureishi is one of the most exciting and controversial British writers who has produced significant work in a range of forms: plays, essays, novels, short stories and film. This guide introduces and sets in context the key debates about his work, and discusses his writing in relation to such issues as gender, postcolonial theory and British identity today. By exploring Kureishi's own statements and a wide range of critical perspectives, the guide provides a comprehensive resource for the study of one of the most important critical figures in contemporary culture.
Hanif Kureishi is one of the most exciting and controversial British writers who has produced significant work in a range of forms: plays, essays, novels, short stories and film. This guide introduces and sets in context the key debates about his work, and discusses his writing in relation to such issues as gender, postcolonial theory and British identity today. By exploring Kureishi's own statements and a wide range of critical perspectives, the guide provides a comprehensive resource for the study of one of the most important critical figures in contemporary culture.
Über den Autor
Susie Thomas
Zusammenfassung
The only guide to criticism on the work of Hanif Kureishi
Offers a full survey of the writer's plays, novels, films and stories
Includes articles translated from French, reviews, and scholarly articles
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Foreplays: The King and Me (1980), Outskirts (1981), Borderline (1981) and Birds of Passage (1983)
'Class, race, fucking and farce': My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
World City: Sammie and Rosie Get Laid (1988)
Modern Everyman: The Buddha of Suburbia (1990)
Street Life: London Kills Me (1991)
'Prince of Darkness Meets Princess of Porn': The Black Album (1995)
Taxi Driver in Bradford: My Son the Fanatic (1997)
Midlife Misery: Love in a Blue Time (1997), Intimacy (1998), Sleep With Me (1999) and Midnight All Day (1999)
Cheerful Fictions: Gabriel's Gift (2001) and The Body and Seven Stories (2002)
Conclusion: Whatever Next?
Index
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Gattungen & Methoden, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781403920577
ISBN-10: 1403920575
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Thomas, Susie
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Macmillan Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Susie Thomas
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.02.2005
Gewicht: 0,249 kg
Artikel-ID: 133610764