Hanif Kureishi

God, I hated all that. Yeah, you had to take them to karate and tennis and God almighty, driving them around London in the pouring rain when you just wanted to, you know, be at home smoking a joint. It just seemed ghastly to me. But, you know, I did it and I did my duty. So I can't say I didn't do it. I actually did do it. So, you know, you must give me some credit for that.

Yeah. I didn't read it actually. Isabella read it for me and she told me what was in it. The reason I didn't read it wasn't because I wanted to keep to my own thoughts. It's that I didn't want to hear about his suffering. It so upset me what happened to him. I've known Salman since the early 80s and I love him and admire him as a man and as a writer he's like an older brother to me.

Yeah. I didn't read it actually. Isabella read it for me and she told me what was in it. The reason I didn't read it wasn't because I wanted to keep to my own thoughts. It's that I didn't want to hear about his suffering. It so upset me what happened to him. I've known Salman since the early 80s and I love him and admire him as a man and as a writer he's like an older brother to me.

Yeah. I didn't read it actually. Isabella read it for me and she told me what was in it. The reason I didn't read it wasn't because I wanted to keep to my own thoughts. It's that I didn't want to hear about his suffering. It so upset me what happened to him. I've known Salman since the early 80s and I love him and admire him as a man and as a writer he's like an older brother to me.

And there was no way I was going to read about that awful thing that happened. I just couldn't face it. And he understands that. He's aware of that. And I didn't want to read about someone being in hospital and having to recover and so on. I can write about it, but I don't want to hear about it because my life is miserable enough as it is. I don't want to make it worse.

And there was no way I was going to read about that awful thing that happened. I just couldn't face it. And he understands that. He's aware of that. And I didn't want to read about someone being in hospital and having to recover and so on. I can write about it, but I don't want to hear about it because my life is miserable enough as it is. I don't want to make it worse.

And there was no way I was going to read about that awful thing that happened. I just couldn't face it. And he understands that. He's aware of that. And I didn't want to read about someone being in hospital and having to recover and so on. I can write about it, but I don't want to hear about it because my life is miserable enough as it is. I don't want to make it worse.

No, no, he was attacked in August and I fell over at Christmas. And he would text me every day. He was really sweet about supporting me and loving me and I love and admire him for doing that.

No, no, he was attacked in August and I fell over at Christmas. And he would text me every day. He was really sweet about supporting me and loving me and I love and admire him for doing that.

No, no, he was attacked in August and I fell over at Christmas. And he would text me every day. He was really sweet about supporting me and loving me and I love and admire him for doing that.

I met Salman probably around 1982, and Midnight's Children had just come out and won the Booker Prize. He was such an amazing figure, so super, super smart, a great writer, a great raconteur, a great party giver. He was at the centre of the scene in London in the 1980s, and I was quite close to him at that time, and I never stopped admiring him.

I met Salman probably around 1982, and Midnight's Children had just come out and won the Booker Prize. He was such an amazing figure, so super, super smart, a great writer, a great raconteur, a great party giver. He was at the centre of the scene in London in the 1980s, and I was quite close to him at that time, and I never stopped admiring him.

I met Salman probably around 1982, and Midnight's Children had just come out and won the Booker Prize. He was such an amazing figure, so super, super smart, a great writer, a great raconteur, a great party giver. He was at the centre of the scene in London in the 1980s, and I was quite close to him at that time, and I never stopped admiring him.

Also, after the fatwa, the strength he showed, the fortitude, how he survived that, terrible period with those awful attacks from the Iranian government and so on I mean he's an amazing man very very brave and admirable and a man who's continued to be an important and amazing writer but also someone who's stood up for these profoundly important values like the freedom of speech for instance

Also, after the fatwa, the strength he showed, the fortitude, how he survived that, terrible period with those awful attacks from the Iranian government and so on I mean he's an amazing man very very brave and admirable and a man who's continued to be an important and amazing writer but also someone who's stood up for these profoundly important values like the freedom of speech for instance

Also, after the fatwa, the strength he showed, the fortitude, how he survived that, terrible period with those awful attacks from the Iranian government and so on I mean he's an amazing man very very brave and admirable and a man who's continued to be an important and amazing writer but also someone who's stood up for these profoundly important values like the freedom of speech for instance

um i want to have a lot going on you know i'm doing a dance thing i'm writing another book i'm doing this movie with luca gardenino um i'm very excited about what i'm doing and i need to get up in the morning and look forward to the day and think what am i going to do today is it going to be exciting am i going to see a a really good friend?

um i want to have a lot going on you know i'm doing a dance thing i'm writing another book i'm doing this movie with luca gardenino um i'm very excited about what i'm doing and i need to get up in the morning and look forward to the day and think what am i going to do today is it going to be exciting am i going to see a a really good friend?

um i want to have a lot going on you know i'm doing a dance thing i'm writing another book i'm doing this movie with luca gardenino um i'm very excited about what i'm doing and i need to get up in the morning and look forward to the day and think what am i going to do today is it going to be exciting am i going to see a a really good friend?

Am I going to have a conversation that I never had before? And I'm going to work on something that's fresh and new. And I'm really excited about my book, Shattered, coming out in the US, for instance. I haven't published a book in the US for a long time. So I want to read the reviews. I want to read the interviews. I want to find out how the book's doing.