Books by Hanif Kureishi
“This is an astonishing book. It’s so moving. I think one cannot read this book without an emotional reaction. One Boxing Day, he has an accident and he wakes utterly changed. He cannot move his limbs, his torso. It’s terrifying. But it is hopeful and it’s also hilarious. He makes jokes, has a sense of humour throughout. It’s funny, and that was very appealing to me. But it’s also incredibly moving and candid.” Read more...
The Best Memoirs: The 2026 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist
Grace Talusan, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Hanif Kureishi were recommended
The Best Memoirs: The 2026 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist, recommended by Grace Talusan
We asked Grace Talusan—the critic, memoirist, and chair of the National Book Critics Circle autobiography committee—to talk us through their shortlist of the best new memoirs: from the “novelistic” winning book by Arundhati Roy to journalist Beth Macy’s hard-hitting examination of her struggling Ohio hometown.
