Hanif Kureishi Knihy

Novela jedenatřicetiletého autora zavádza do kúpeľného mestečka na kaukazskom čiernomorskom pobreží. Dvaja muži protichodných životných štýlov riešia súboj, ktorý vznikol len pre rôzny postoj k životu. Obaja nevedia strieľať, uvedomujú si absurdnosť situácie, a keď im pomôže náhoda a nikomu sa nič nestane, sú radi a vzájomne sa ospravedlňujú.

Karim žije so svojim indickým otcom a anglickou matkou na londýnskom predmestí. Roky jeho dospievania zmení otcova premena zo sivého úradníka na „budhu z predmestia“, ktorý si opantá skupinku ľudí veriacich, že jeho východná múdrosť nie je len zásterka a spôsob, ako sa vymaniť z nudného života. Veľkú úlohu zohráva aj otcova nová známosť, krásna a ambiciózna Eva a ďalší ľudia, prichádzajúci do Karimovho života zo starého indického aj nového britského prostredia. Nastávajú roky plné dramatických zmien, sexuálnych eskapád, ale aj politických a spoločenských zmien. Román preložený do dvadsiatich jazykov voľne a veľmi vtipne reflektuje autorovo dospievanie na začiatku sedemdesiatych rokov v súvislosti s vtedajšou revoltou mládeže a celkovou spoločenskou situáciou. Veľkú úlohu v ňom zohráva aj populárna hudba, autorom soundtracku k štvordielnemu televíznemu spracovaniu románu bol David Bowie. Kureishi za svoj román získal Whitbreadovu cenu za najlepší debut roka.

„Zajtra urobím niečo, čo im ublíži a čo ich poznamená na celý život.“ Štyridsiatnik Jay stojí pred vážnym životným rozhodnutím – chce opustiť svoju ženu Susan, ktorú už nemiluje, aj dvoch malých milovaných synov. Román Intimita zachytáva jeho poslednú noc s rodinou, ktorá mu poskytuje bezpečie, ale aj príliš veľkú istotu, že sa v jeho živote už neobjaví ten druh vzrušenia, ktorý ho priťahuje. V zmätených myšlienkach preberá svoj vzťah so Susan, intenzívne sa ale vracia aj k svojej bývalej milenke Nine a necháva sa unášať nejasnými nádejami do budúcnosti. Akokoľvek nedospelé to je, mužskí čitatelia sa môžu nájsť v rozprávačovom odpore k usadenosti a volaní po slobode, ženám poskytuje kniha dosť desivý pohľad do mužskej mysle. Už prvé reakcie po vydaní knihy boli protichodné, autorovi však nik nemohol vyčítať, že by tému nespracoval poctivo a so sebe vlastnou otvorenosťou.

Od divadelného debutu Predmestie z roku 1981 je anglo-pakistanský rebel Hanif Kuresihi (1954) stálicou súčasnej britskej literatúry. Za scenár k filmu Moja krásna práčovňa získal v roku 1884 nomináciu na Oscara, román Budha z predmestia si v roku 1990 vybojoval Whitbreadovu cenu za najlepší debut. Po prvej zbierke poviedok Láska v čase smútku (1997) a kontroverznom románe Intimita (1998) sa Kureishiho precízny, chirurgicky presný hlas ešte zintímnil v útlej poviedkovej zbierke Polnoc celý deň (2000).

Hanif Kureishi je dramatik a spisovateľ pakistansko-britského pôvodu. Jeho knihy sú pre úmprimnosť výpovedí často pokladané za škandalózne, je nositeľom viacerých prestížnych literárnych cien a niektoré jeho knihy boli sfilmované. V slovenčine vyšli jeho romány Budha z predmestia, Intimita a poviedková zbierka Polnoc celý deň. Slávny filmár Waldo je vo svojom londýnskom byte ako vo väzení. Medzi štyrmi stenami ho drží vek a zlý zdravotný stav. Frustrovaného chradnúceho muža opatruje jeho krásna – a mladšia – manželka Zee. Waldo však nadobudne podozrenie, že Zee ho podvádza s Eddiem, ktorý je im „vyše tridsať rokov viac než známym a menej než priateľom“. A tak musí konať. Je odhodlaný previnilcov odhaliť, potvrdiť si podozrenia a pomstiť sa.

Love in a Blue Time is Hanif Kureishi's first collection of short fiction, gathering ten stories that explore identity and its relationship to sexuality, ethnicity, and gender. The stories are set in the post-Thatcher Britain of the mid-1990s, presenting a vision of a London depressed by economic stagnation, social disintegration, and the ubiquity of mass-mediated culture. Although Kureishi's exploration of these themes is rooted in a specific space and time, his book has broader resonances. Its exploration of the radicalization of Muslim youth in Britain became particularly pertinent after September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its treatment of relationships would be developed in Kureishi's later work, notably his controversial 1998 novella Intimacy.

The protagonist of Hanif Kureishi's delightful novel is Gabriel, a fifteen-year-old North London schoolboy trying to come to terms with a new life, after the equilibrium of his family home has been shattered by the ousting of his father. Fending for himself, as well as providing emotional support to his confused (and confusing) parents, Gabriel is forced to grow up quickly. The only support he can draw upon is from his remembered twin brother, Archie, and from his own 'gift', which is accompanied by sensations that urge him into areas of life requiring the utmost courage and faith. A chance visit to seventies rock star Lester Jones crystallizes the turbulent emotions inside Gabriel, and helps him to recognize and engage with his gift . . . 'A charming, light-textured fable about talent, about how single-minded creativity might embrace and even be buoyed by the heartbreaking muddle of everyday life.' Observer

With a foreword by Daniel BarenboimMusic at the Limits is the first book to bring together three decades of Edward Said's essays and articles on music.

Hanif Kureishi was voted the Most Promising Playwright of the Year in 1981 by the London Theatre Critics for his plays "Borderline" and "Outskirts". This selection of plays shows his development as a writer from his own perspective and from the perspective of the British theatre of the 1970s.

'Kureishi's screenplay is one of his most focused and engaging since My Beautiful Laundrette.' Allan Hunter, Screen International At sixty-five years of age, May fears that life has passed her by - that she has become just another invisible old lady whose days are more or less numbered. When she and her husband travel down from the north to visit their grown-up children in west London, she finds them characteristically inattentive. But then her husband's unexpected death pulls the ground from under her, and she subsequently embarks on a passionate affair with Darren, a man half her age, who is renovating her son's house and sleeping with her daughter, Paula. In the midst of this tumultuous situation, May begins to understand that it can take a lifetime to feel truly alive.

The book is characterized by its blend of humor and emotional depth, showcasing remarkable storytelling that resonates with readers. It captures poignant moments while also delivering laughter, making it a compelling read that balances light-heartedness with significant themes. The narrative is crafted to evoke a range of emotions, leaving a lasting impression on its audience.

This acclaimed collection charts the course of Pop from its underground origins through its low and high art phases to its current omnipresence; it takes in fiction, reportage, fashion, art and fantasy as filtered through pop music and includes work by Michael Bracewell, Angela Carter, Nick Cohn, Bob Dylan, Simon Garfield, Nelson George, Germaine Greer, Peter Guralnick, John Lennon, Norman Mailer, Greil Marcus, Iggy Pop, Neil Tennant, Lou Reed, Simon Reynolds, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Tosches, Andy Warhol, Tom Wolfe and Malcolm X, amongst others. Covering more than 50 years of writing from 1942 on, The Faber Book of Pop is the most stimulating collection of writing on popular music ever published.

The essential collection from one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial writers.

A new paperback edition of Hanif Kureishi's wide-ranging and thought-provoking essays.

Intimacy - now a film - analyzes the agonies and joys of being connected to another person. Jay, who is leaving his partner and their two sons, reflects on the vicissitudes of his relationship with Susan. This volume includes two short stories from Love in a Blue Time and Midnight All Day.

The outbreak of the Iraq war and its aftermath, plus the bombings in London, have stimulated Hanif Kureishi to write about the great divide between the East and the West - the gulf between fundamentalist Islam and Western values. This book is a collection of his controversial writings.

The centrepiece of Hanif Kureishi's brilliant new collection of fiction delves into the fascinating concept of personal identity, and the extent to which this is rooted in our physical being.Middle-aged playwright Adam is amazed to be approached by a shadowy organisation and offered the chance to trade in his decrepit body for a much younger model. He takes up the offer for a six-month period, and his consciousness is duly transplanted into the handsome body of his choice. But Adam soon finds that his new flesh brings with it grave and unforeseen dangers . . .

'Hanif Kureishi's literary memoir explores his relationship with his father, a failed writer. Kurieshi is, of course, hugely successful...' Esquire'This is an ambitious book. Kureshi - free-associating with what feels like unmitigated honesty - successfully conveys the impression that in this book he has actually given us himself.' Sunday Times'Deeply involving, highly intelligent and, in what it doesn't say rather than what it does, profoundly sad.' Evening Standard'I don't think he has done anything as good, in any medium, as this moving and fiercely honest book.' Guardian

Seit Stephen Frears 1985 die Geschichte „über einen schwulen Pakistani, der einen Waschsalon betreibt“, verfilmte, gilt Kureishi als einer der wichtigsten multikulturellen Autoren Großbritanniens. Die Themen Rassenkonflikte, Homosexualität, Klassenschranken, soziale Gegensätze, Jugendarbeitslosigkeit und das vom Thatcherismus gepredigte Streben nach wirtschaft- lichem Erfolg werden innerhalb einer bewegenden Liebesgeschichte unaufdringlich, charmant und fern jeder Schwarzweißmalerei dargestellt. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch

Shahid, a young man from the provinces, comes to London after the death of his father. He finds himself embroiled in a battle between liberalism and fundamentalism in a London so noisily exuberant there is scarcely room for his arguments.

Tells the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of author's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own.

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

Hanif Kureishi, selber in einem pakistanisch-englischen Elternhaus geboren, schildert in 'My Son the Fanatic' den bis zum totalen Zerwürfnis führenden Konflikt zwischen dem aus Pakistan stammenden Vater Parvez und seinem Sohn Farid. Der Sohn, der als Sittenwächter auftritt, wirft dem liberal gesinnten Vater Unmoral und Prinzipienlosigkeit vor. Farids Rebellion gegen die westliche Wertewelt lässt ihn zum Fundamentalisten werden. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

'No one else casts such a shrewd and gimlet eye on contemporary life.' - William BoydComic, dark and insightful, What Happened? is Hanif Kureishi's new collection of essays and fiction.

A wonderfully colourful, warm and epic novel of London life, love, sex and regret from one of Britain's greatest contemporary writers.

Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England - but now, in his early 70s, his reputation is fading, sales have dried up, and his new wife has expensive taste.Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance. Harry greatly admires Mamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life. Harry's publisher seeks a more naked truth, a salacious tale of sex and scandal that will generate headlines. Meanwhile Mamoon himself is mining a different vein of truth altogether.Harry and Mamoon find themselves in a battle of wills, but which of them will have the last word?The ensuing struggle for dominance raises issues of love and desire, loyalty and betrayal, and the frailties of age versus the recklessness of youth.Hanif Kureishi has created a tale brimming with youthful exuberance, as hilarious as it is touching, where words have the power to forge a world.

Ed. and annoted by Michael Mitchell

In ›Blau ist die Liebe‹ thematisiert Hanif Kureishi die menschlichen Sehnsüchte und Abgründe, indem er die Suche nach Erfüllung durch Sex und exzessives Leben schildert. Die Protagonisten erreichen jedoch nie die ersehnte Nähe. Kureishi erzählt leidenschaftlich und fesselnd von der paradoxen Natur der Seele.

"Mi chiamo Karim Amir e sono un vero inglese, più o meno." Comincia così "Il Budda delle periferie", romanzo con il quale Hanif Kureishi esordiva nella narrativa nel 1990, dopo aver scritto le sceneggiature di "My beautiful Laundrette" e "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" e dopo aver scritto e diretto "London Kills Me". Il libro è un racconto di formazione che narra le peripezie sentimentali e le avventure di vita di Karim, adolescente metà inglese e metà indiano nella periferia londinese degli anni Settanta.