This special edition of Hanif Kureshi’s critically-acclaimed first novel has been specially designed for Faber Members. Available exclusively from faber.co.uk. Join…

Summary This special edition of Hanif Kureshi’s critically-acclaimed first novel has been specially designed for Faber Members. This edition of The Buddha of Suburbia is printed on cream wood-free paper and comes bound in vibrant orange cloth with contrasting electric blue head and tail bands and ribbon marker. Each purchase will be individually wrapped in brown paper and sealed with a sticker. Whether a gift for yourself or someone special, our striking collection of Members Editions unites some of Faber’s most beloved authors in a format to last generations. About The Buddha of Suburbia Now the world had some tension in it; now it twanged and vibrated with meaning and possibility! The hero of Hanif Kureishi’s debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience all the forbidden fruits the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announced itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving – albeit with some raucous results. ‘There was one copy going round our school like contraband. I read it in one sitting . . . I’d never read a book about anyone remotely like me before.’ Zadie Smith