Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi

CBE
Kureishi in 2008
Born (1954-12-05) 5 December 1954
Bromley, Kent, England
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, novelist
EducationBromley College of Technology
Alma materKing's College London
Period1976–present
Literary movementPostcolonial literature
Notable worksMy Beautiful Laundrette
The Buddha of Suburbia
Children3
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Hanif Kureishi CBE (born 5 December 1954) is a British playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

He is known for his Oscar-nominated screenplay for 1985's My Beautiful Laundrette and the 1990 novel The Buddha of Suburbia.

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