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The
2003 Award
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Gabriel's Gift by Hanif Kureishi
Nominated by:
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Publisher of Nominated Edition: Faber & Faber ISBN 0571207928 |
| the complete A-Z listing of nominated authors. |
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Gabriel,
a fifteen-year-old London schoolboy, is forced to come to terms with a new
life after the equilibrium of his family home has been shattered by the
ousting of his father. Trying to fend for himself, as well as providing
emotional support to his confused (and confusing) parents, Gabriel is forced
to grow up quickly. The only support he can draw upon is from his remembered
twin brother, Archie; and from his own 'gift', which is accompanied by sensations
that urge him into areas of life requiring the utmost courage and faith. A chance visit to ''70's rock star Lester Jones crystallises the turbulent emotions inside Gabriel and helps him to recognise and engage with his gift. Gabriel's Gift is a tender, witty and moving meditation on the power of the imagination to enrich our lives. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Hanif Kureishi was born and brought up in Kent, England. In 1981 he won the George Devine Award for his play Outskirts, and in 1982 he was appointed writer-in-residence at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1984 he wrote My Beautiful Launderette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. His second screenplay, Sammie and Rosie Get Laid (1987), was followed by London Kills Me (1991), which he also directed. 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 in 1993. He is also the author of the novels, The Black Album (1995) and Intimacy (1998) and two short story collections, Love in a Blue Time (1997) and Midnight All Day (2000). |
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