Hanif Kureishi is the author of My Beautiful Laundrette, for which he received an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. His publications include the novels The Buddha of Suburbia, The Black Album, Intimacy, and Gabriel's Gift; the story collections Love in a Blue Time and Midnight All Day; and the essay collection Dreaming and Scheming. A film of his most recent script, Venus, directed by Robert Michell, will be released in 2007. He lives in West London. |