"Which author has written the novels ""My Beautiful Launderette"" and the ""Buddha of Suburbia""?"
The Buddha of Suburbia (novel) this role. His son does not believe in him either and, at the same time, has his first erotic experiences. The Buddha of Suburbia (novel) The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), written by Hanif Kureishi, won the Whitbread Award for the best first novel. It has been translated into 20 languages and was also made into a four-part drama series by the BBC in 1993, with a soundtrack by David Bowie. "The Buddha of Suburbia" is about initiation, (black, Asian) British youth, pop culture, the condition of England, and London. Due to the orality in "The Buddha", the historical events, and
The Buddha of Suburbia (novel) social, sexual and political." (Bart Moore-Gilbert, 2001, 113) These characterisations mark Kureishi's novels as examples of Bildungsromane and novels of initiation. Even though The Buddha is set in the 1970s and ends just before the Thatcher era begins, Kureishi was writing it under the direct influence of the outcome of Thatcherism. It is not surprising then, looking back, that he can see the roots of conservatism already in the '70s. "The Buddha of Suburbia" is said to be very autobiographical. It is about Karim, a mixed-race teenager, who is desperate to escape suburban South London and to have new experiences