Shattered

While confined to a series of hospital wards, he felt compelled to write, but being unable to type or to hold a pen, he began to dictate to family members the words which formed in his head. The result was an extraordinary series of dispatches from his hospital bed - a diary of a life in pieces, recorded with rare honesty, clarity and courage.

As Hanif wrote, early on: ''A few days ago, a bomb went off in my life, but this bomb has also shattered the lives of those around me. My partner, my children, my friends.''

This book takes these hospital dispatches - edited, expanded and meticulously interwoven with new writing - and charts both a shattering and a reassembling: a new life born of pain and loss, but animated by new feelings - of gratitude, humility and love.<>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hanif Kureishi, Kureishi Hanif
• Editore: Hamish Hamilton
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9780241667958
• ISBN: 978-0-241-66795-8
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 138 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Prose: non-fiction, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Rome, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Literary essays, Biography and non-fiction prose, Autobiography: writers, HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health, c 2020 to c 2029, Relating to British South Asian people, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General