Hanif Kureishi (1958-), Writer

Sitter in 3 portraits
Playwright, novelist and screenwriter; rose to prominence with the success of My Beautiful Laundrette (film 1986) for which he won the New York Critics' Best Screenplay Award, 1987; Sammy and Rosie Get Laid followed (1988) and his novel, The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) was later adapted for television.