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Wild Women, Wild Men
Hanif Kureishi
‘When I saw them waiting beside their car, I said, 'You must be freezing.' It was cold and foggy, the first night of winter, and the two women had matching short skirts and skimpy tops; their legs were bare’.
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The Umbrella
Hanif Kureishi
The minute they arrived at the adventure playground, Roger’s two sons charged up a long...
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In a Blue Time
Hanif Kureishi
‘When the phone rings, who do you most want it to be?’
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Eight Arms to Hold You
Hanif Kureishi
‘One day at school–an all-boys comprehensive on the border between London and Kent–our music teacher told us that John Lennon and Paul McCartney didn't actually write those famous Beatles songs we loved so much.‘
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With Your Tongue Down My Throat
Hanif Kureishi
‘“Your father had a wife in India,” Ma says, wincing every time she says father.’
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Film Diary
Hanif Kureishi
‘I shove the script of Sammy and Rosie Get Laid through Stephen Frears's letter box and run. He rings a few hours later: “This isn't an innocent act!”’
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Bradford
Hanif Kureishi
'Bradford, I felt, was a place I had to see for myself, because it seemed that so many important issues, of race, culture, nationalism, and education, were evident in an extremely concentrated way.'
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Erotic Politicians and Mullahs
Hanif Kureishi
'Strangely, anti-British remarks made me feel patriotic, though I only felt patriotic when I was away from England.'
