Hanif Kureishi

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-05 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Hanif Kureishi

Biography

Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. The themes of his work have touched on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. In 2008, The Times named Kureishi in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Production

2006

Venus

as Screenplay

1987

1997

1997

2013

Le Week-End

as Writer

1991

London Kills Me

as Director

1991

1999

The Escort

as Screenplay

2001

Intimacy

as Novel

2007

2003

The Mother

as Writer

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