Hanif Kureishi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 69 |
| Date of birth | December 5,1954 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Bromley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Monique Proudlove |
| Plays | Sleep With Me |
| Children | Sachin Kureishi |
| Carlo Kureishi | |
| Movies/Shows | My Beautiful Laundrette |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | |
| London Kills Me | |
| The Attendant | |
| My Son the Fanatic | |
| Mauvaise passe | |
| Intimacy | |
| The Mother | |
| Venus | |
| Le Week-End | |
| Awards | Costa First Novel Award |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | |
| Parents | Audrey Buss |
| Rafiushan Kureishi | |
| Siblings | Yasmin Kureishi |
| Books | The Buddha of Suburbia |
| My Son the Fanatic | |
| Intimacy | |
| Something to Tell You | |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Education | Bromley College of Technology |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 425068 |
Hanif Kureishi Life story
Hanif Kureishi CBE is a British playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and novelist of South Asian and English descent. In 2008, The Times included Kureishi in its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Ellie Goulding among Radio 4's Today programme guest editors
... Other guests who will edit the show during the week between Christmas and New Year include former Top Gear host James May and author Hanif Kureishi...
Hanif Kureishi says life 'completely changed' after collapse
...Novelist Hanif Kureishi has spoken of coming " face to face with death" after a fall left him paralysed last year...
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...The Buddha of Suburbia and My Beautiful Launderette writer Hanif Kureishi has said he believed he was dying after an accident in Rome on Boxing Day...
Ellie Goulding among Radio 4's Today programme guest editors
By Yasmin RufoCulture reporter
Pop star, Ellie Goulding is one of seven high-profile public figure people to guest edit BBC Radio 4 's Today programme over the Christmas period.
Other guests who will edit The Show during the week between Christmas and New Year include former Top Gear host James May and author Hanif Kureishi .
The Tradition of guest editors has been running for The Past 20 years.
It has seen the likes of Prince Harry , Angelina Jolie and Stephen Hawking edit The Show .
The Bbc 's flagship news and Current Affairs programme will begin The Guest editor takeover on 23 December with Nasa's Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, who will look at science education and The Influence of Outer Space on music.
Boxing Day will see author and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi as guest editor.
Mr Kureishi, and now One Year on he will explore the impact his injuries have had on His Family and how they have changed The Way he now writes.
On 27 December, Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter James May will look at The Future for autonomous cars and whether hobbies can improve your health and wellbeing.
May, after news that Top Gear was being paused, it was " time for a new format and a New Approach to the subject because the subject has not been this interesting, I suspect, since The Car has been invented".
Goulding will take over The Show on 28 December and use her programme to look at climate and nature stories, as well as examining The Work being done to make the Music Industry more sustainable.
Other guest editors include Andrew Malkinson, who has been cleared this year after being wrongfully convicted and jailed for 17 years and Jason Arday,
He will look at the stigma and shame associated with low literacy in adults after he was diagnosed with global development delay and only learnt How To read and write at the Age Of 18.
The Guest editing series Will Close with Dame Emma Walmsley , CEO of the global biopharma company GSK.
Each programme will include an interview with The Guest editor.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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