Hanif qureshi biography of william hill
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“From the start I tried to deny my Pakistani self . . . it was a curse
and I wanted to be rid of it. I wanted to be like everyone else.”
&#; Kureishi, “The Rainbow Sign”
Biography
Born December 5, in Bromley, England, to an Indian father and an English mother, Hanif Kureishi grew up experiencing first-hand the racial and cultural clashes that he addresses in most of his work.
Hanif qureshi biography of william hill
The inspiration for his work has been drawn from his own life’s trials and tribulations as a culturally hybrid individual of two different races and cultures. Kureishi decided that he wanted to be a writer from a young age, and began writing novels that were considered for publication while he was still a teenager.
He studied philosophy at King’s College, University of London, and then supported himself by writing pornography under the pseudonym Antonia French.
After a humble beginning as an usher for the Royal Theater, Kureishi later became the theater’s writer in residence. His first play, Soaking Up