The Buddha of Suburbia
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Year
1990
ISBN
9780140131680
Pages
284 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Karim is the son of an assimilated Indian businessman in London. When his Zen-obsessed father becomes the guru of the swinging suburban scene, Karim is swept up into the world of theater, art, drugs, rock and roll and sexual exploration.
Grade Level
9-12; Adult
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Divorce; Biracial; Bisexual; Bicultural; divorced parents; biracial teenager; bisexual teenager; bicultural teenager
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Indian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
male/female
Keywords
Indian culture; London; sex; theater; parties; friendship; love
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kureishi, Hanif, "The Buddha of Suburbia" (1990). Diverse Families. 927.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/927