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The Word and the Bomb
Hanif Kureishi
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Description for The Word and the Bomb
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
'Excellent.' New York Times
Hanif Kureishi has been writing about the tensions between Islam and the West for over twenty years. In recent times the argument has evolved from one of constructive discussion to one of a refusal to engage - where the bomb speaks louder than the word. This volume collects pieces from Kureishi's work which respond to this change, providing a historical perspective for the times in which we live.
'Kureishi has a particular appreciation for the complexity of modern British Muslim identity that comes from having a mixed-race family . . . Here, Kureishi's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571231720
SKU
V9780571231720
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Ref
99-80
About Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, The Black Album, Intimacy and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End. He ... Read more
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