{"product_id":"shattered-hanif-kureishi","title":"Shattered (Hanif Kureishi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Hanif Kureishi, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've never felt tempted to use the word \"inspirational\" about a book, and promise I never will again, but it's the only word I can think of to describe \u003ci\u003eShattered\u003c\/i\u003e' Lynn Barber, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine your life changing in a second: one minute you are watching the football with a beer, the next you are on the floor in a pool of blood, deprived of the use of your arms and legs. This fall renders you paralysed, robbed of your independence, entirely reliant on others for everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis happened to writer Hanif Kureishi on Boxing Day 2022. His account of what happened and its aftermath is a unique, riveting and frequently riotous account of a year-long odyssey home through five hospitals. From despair to hope, rage to courage, it might be the most truthful, and the funniest, medical disaster story ever written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredible. A remarkable tale of resilience - and surprisingly funny' \u003ci\u003eiNews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking. [A] masterpiece of British stoicism. Intimate, brave and uplifting' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly inspiring. His singular voice, his bawdy humour, his efforts to create meaning, all so characteristic and moving' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Album\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntimacy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e. His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/i\u003e, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, \u003ci\u003eSammy and Rosie Get Laid \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLe Week-End. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also published several collections of short stories. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and been translated into thirty-six languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65831210451293,"sku":"K097808953","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9780895300001A.jpg?v=1788705704","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/shattered-hanif-kureishi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}