Kureishi was born and raised in Kent, read philosophy at King's College-London, and now lives in West London. He is the author of numerous novels, short story collections, screenplays and plays.
In 1984 he wrote "My Beautiful Laundrette," which received an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. His second film, "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid," was followed by "London Kills Me," which he also directed.
A film of his most recent script, "Venus," directed by Roger Michel, was released in 2007. "The Buddha of Suburbia" won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1990 and was made into a four-part drama series by the BBC. His second novel, "The Black Album," was published in 1995 and his first collection of short stories, "Love in a Blue Time," was published in 1997. "My Son the Fanatic," a story from that collection, was adapted for film and released in 1998. "Intimacy," his third novel was published in 1998, and was adapted for film in 2001. A second collection of short stories, "Midnight All Day," was published in 2000, followed in 2001 by his fourth novel "Gabriel's Gift" and his collection of essays, "The Word and the Bomb." Scribner publish his latest novel "Something to Tell You" in August 2008.
Kureishi's visit to Emory is sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
