The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi
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Author: Hanif KureishiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-01
ISBN: 014013168X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: One of the best coming-of-age stories I've ever read, it wonderfully evokes London of the mid-'70s
Summary: 5 Stars
Read and loved it in the early '90s. Re-read it when I found out Kureishi's coming to my area on a book tour. One of the best coming-of-age stories I've ever read, it wonderfully evokes London of the mid-'70s through the use of one of my favorite things - pop culture. The rare book which cries out for a sequel.
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A love story for at least two generstions, a high-spirited comedy of sexual manners and social turmoil, The Buddha of Suburbia is one of the most enchanting, provocative, and original books to appear in years. "A wickedly funny novel that's at once a traditional comedy of manners and a scathing satire on race relations in Britain."--The New York Times.There's quite a bit of activity in Buddha of Suburbia. A bureaucrat becomes a suburban guru who marries a follower with a son who's a punk rocker named Charlie Hero. Consequently, the guru's son is propelled from his bland life into a series of erotic experiences in London. All the while, Hanif Kureishi keeps the tone lively with wry wit. On the description of suburban life: "We were proud of never learning anything except the names of footballers, the personnel of rock groups and the lyrics to 'I Am the Walrus.'" He also bends cultures, classes and genders while blasting the racism of British life in this 1990 Whitbread Prize winner.
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