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Informationen zum Autor HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI Glasgow-born and reared, with a Sikh family background, Hardeep originally studied law but became a BBC graduate production trainee. He turned to writing comedy drama after a variety of television work, and his first series was Meet the Magoons for Channel 4. A columnist for Scotland on Sunday , he has worked extensively for BBC Radio 5 Live, is a regular on The One Show , Front Row and Question Time , and often chairs Newsnight Review . His one-off documentary, In Search of the Tartan Turban for C4, was nominated for an RTS and won a BAFTA; a documentary series about contemporary Britain, Hardeep Does... , took a light-hearted look at subjects such as race, sex, religion and family; £50 Says You'll Watch This explored a personal passion - gambling. Another passion with writing is food - he was runner-up on Celebrity Masterchef 2006 - and both will come together in his first book, Can You Serve a Maharajah Haggis? (Canongate 2008). Hardeep Singh Kohli is a judge for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. Klappentext 'This is a sweetly written, immensely funny book from a man whose enthusiasm for food and friendship is infectious, a book that makes your mouth water and your feet itch at the same time.' Daily Express As a boy, Hardeep Singh Kohli knew where home was: Glasgow. But everyone else always assumed he was Indian. Because surely he couldn't be British, with his brown skin and turban? Thirty years later, Hardeep sets out on a journey to discover where he is really from. His story is as hilarious as it is moving. 'A very funny and beguiling journey.' Paul Whitehouse 'Clever and touching . . . with the warmth you'd expect.' Scotland on Sunday 'Hardeep entertains and amuses all the way from Bishopbriggs to Bangalore and beyond.' Daily Record 'Touching . . . Kohli is observant, and he writes evocatively.' Guardian 'Funny, fascinating and utterly charming.' Harry Enfield Zusammenfassung 'Funny, fascinating and utterly charming.' Harry Enfield...
