Kureishi, Hanif: *1954
Information by Hanif Kureishi
- About the accident on December 26, 2022, that left Kureishi paralized
In December 2022, while on vacation in Rome, Kureishi suffered a fall that resulted in severe injuries to his neck and spine, leaving him paralyzed. The accident occurred on Boxing Day when he collapsed in his partner's apartment after feeling faint during a walk.- Kureishi is telling us the shocking story from his hospital bed in Rome. The Independent; January 12, 2023
- Writer Hanif Kureishi in hospital after being injured in fall. "At the moment, it is unclear whether I will ever be able to walk again, or whether I'll ever be able to hold a pen." BBC; January 6, 2023
- Hanif Kureishi to publish memoir about accident that left him paralysed: "I wouldn’t advise having an accident like mine, but I would say that lying completely inert and silent in a drab room on the outskirts of Rome, without much distraction, is certainly good for creativity." The Guardian; April 18, 2023
- I've become a reluctant dictator: "Left without the use of his arms and legs, the award-winning writer of The Buddha of Suburbia and My Beautiful Laundrette has charted his experience in brutally-honest blog posts." The Guardian; December 26, 2023
- Podcast
On Boxing Day 2022, Hanif Kureishi's life changed forever. He had a fall that left him paralysed, a single, shattering moment that split his life in two. In this episode, Hanif tells James about the life he lived before the accident and what's happened since. 2024 - Podcast
Hanif Kureishi explores his adjustment to becoming disabled, including its impact on his family and his friendships. - Hanif Kureishi on life, death and dreaming of returning home after the accident
- Why I write.
- Riz Khan meets Hanif Kureishi. Al Jazeera English; September 19, 2009
- The carnival of culture - about multiculturalism. The Guardian; August 4, 2005
- Hanif Kureishi and British Multiculturalism. "For Kureishi, the people who need to come to terms with multiculturalism aren't mainstream Britons, but radicalized and culturally isolated British Muslims." August 04, 2005
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Author Hanif Kureishi joins a live audience to discuss his book "The Buddha of Suburbia". BBC; February 2, 2003 - Hanif Kureishi Reads "She Said He Said". WYNC Radio; July 16, 2019
- Hanif Kureishi joins John Mullan to discuss his novel "The Buddha of Suburbia." The Guardian Podcast; February 1, 2008
- Hanif Kureishi explores suburbia, pop culture, race and the fluidity of identity in relation to some of his most famous literary works. The British Library; 2016
- Podcast
Hanif Kureishi is talking to Sue Lawley about his enormously successful screenplay for "My Beautiful Laundrette,"" his novel "The Buddha of Suburbia" and his love of pop music which he plays at full volume whilst writing. 1996 - Podcast
Hanif Kureishi about racism, life on holiday in Rome, writing and how to remain optimistic in a collapsing world. 2020 - Podcast
Hanif Kureishi talks to Philip Dodd about writing about sex, ageing and drawing a line between autobiography and fiction. 2014