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The Nothing
Hanif Kureishi
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Description for The Nothing
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One night, when I am old, sick, right out of semen, and don't need things to get any worse, I hear the noises growing louder. I am sure they are making love in Zenab's bedroom which is next to mine. Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age and ill health to his London apartment. Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, 'more than an acquaintance and less than a friend for over thirty years,' Waldo is ... Read more
One night, when I am old, sick, right out of semen, and don't need things to get any worse, I hear the noises growing louder. I am sure they are making love in Zenab's bedroom which is next to mine. Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age and ill health to his London apartment. Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, 'more than an acquaintance and less than a friend for over thirty years,' Waldo is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571332021
SKU
9780571332021
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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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Nothing
Hanif Kureishi's short, sharp tale of revenge is diabolical fun.
The Times A punchy, disturbing fable.
Guardian The idea of a celibate Hanif Kureishi hero tormented by the very urges he once indulged is an excellent one
think Philip Roth in a chastity belt. Given the current cultural and political climate, in fact, that idea may have ... Read more
The Times A punchy, disturbing fable.
Guardian The idea of a celibate Hanif Kureishi hero tormented by the very urges he once indulged is an excellent one
think Philip Roth in a chastity belt. Given the current cultural and political climate, in fact, that idea may have ... Read more