My Beautiful Laundrette

by Hanif Kureishi

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

PN1997.M887 M9 1986

Genres

Publication

Faber & Faber (1986), 112 pages

Description

Omar is a restless young Asian man, caring for his alcoholic father in the hustling London of the mid-1980s. His uncle, a keen Thatcherite, offers Omar an entrepreneurial opportunity to revamp a dingy laundrette, and ambitious Omar rolls up his sleeves, enlisting the assistance of his old school-friend Johnny, who has since fallen in with a gang of neo-fascists. Omar and Johnny soon form an unlikely alliance that leads to business success, as well as other, more intimate surprises.

User reviews

LibraryThing member TheBooknerd
I seem to be in an extreme minority of people who hate this story. Dysfunctional relationships, hypocritical social elitism, bigotry, obnoxious characters, disjointed events and dialogue . . . I fail to recognize the brilliance of this literary masterpiece.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1985
1991

Physical description

112 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0571139817 / 9780571139811

Barcode

32345000046038
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