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Black Album (Faber Classics)

Hanif Kureishi

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Black Album (Faber Classics)

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Spiritual tumult between liberalism and fundamentalism.

This book would be a good read for someone interested in exploring the conflicts between modern western liberalism with conservative religious values. Kureishi masterfully reflects on the challenges experienced by immigrants in a foreign land while also maintaining traditional religious views. The character development of Shadid and Deedee Osgood in this delicate romance is impressive. Readers might appreciate Kureishi's insights into the human mind and how it deals with change and loss.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Black Album (Faber Classics)

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ISBN: 9780571203925
Author: Hanif Kureishi
Date of Publication: 1995-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 3080 readers)

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Shadid, a clean-cut young man from the provinces, comes to London after the death of his father. In the capital he falls in love with Deedee Osgood, a college lecturer, and finds himself passionately embroiled in a spiritual battle between liberalism and fundamentalism.
 

Spiritual tumult between liberalism and fundamentalism.

This book would be a good read for someone interested in exploring the conflicts between modern western liberalism with conservative religious values. Kureishi masterfully reflects on the challenges experienced by immigrants in a foreign land while also maintaining traditional religious views. The character development of Shadid and Deedee Osgood in this delicate romance is impressive. Readers might appreciate Kureishi's insights into the human mind and how it deals with change and loss.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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