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“The Buddha of Suburbia” by Hanif Kureishi

By On 19 January 2011 · 4 Comments

I grew up in Beckenham, the exact part of London suburbia in which this novel is set. To my knowledge it’s the only time a novel has ever been set in Beckenham – in fact, it’s probably the only time a novel has even mentioned Beckenham in passing.

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“Intimacy” by Hanif Kureishi

By On 13 February 2008 · Leave a Comment

This was a strange book: all the reviews say how honest and uncompromising it is, and yet in the end I didn’t believe it. The basic plot is very simple. A man, Jay, is leaving his long-time partner, Susan, and their two young sons. The book is an extended inner monologue by Jay covering the [...]

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