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THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA

THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA, by Hanif Kureishi

 

Chapter one

 

"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost."

 

This is how one of my favourite books begins: another book a re-read every year (and more than once a year).

It's funny, witty, touching, troubling... it talks of my age and experiences, even if I am not born in England and I am not from Pakistani heritage.

Kureishi is a wonderful writer, he goes down to the core of things and feelings, without letting go.

Another of his books I read and read is "My Ear at His Heart", the story of his father.

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