The Buddha of Suburbia
By: Hanif Kureishi
3.74
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Karim Amir lives with his English mother and Indian father in the routine comfort of suburban Londo…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Die Belohnung für Langeweile sind Sicherheit und Geborgenheit."-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
"Die Belohnung für Langeweile sind Sicherheit und Geborgenheit."-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
"Someone to whom jokes are never told soon contracts enthusiasm deficiency."-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
"Someone to whom jokes are never told soon contracts enthusiasm deficiency."-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
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