London Kills Me

"Kureishi’s work is evocative of Dickens in its complex interweaving of multiple characters and plot lines, but it burns with the fresh, reckless energy of the young, and is absolutely of the moment in its pop references." —Los Angeles Times

This edition of London Kills Me is a superb collection of screenplays and essays from the celebrated screenwriter of My Beautiful Laundrette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. it includes the title screenplay, the scripts for his previous screenplays, and essays about the background of each film, the shooting and editing process, and the hilarity of the Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent, England, and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, The Black Album, Intimacy, and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and Le Week-End. He has also published several collections of short stories. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and his works have been translated into 36 languages.