The Last Word

Resumen del libro

The new novel from Hanif Kureishi: an outrageous, clever and very funny story of sex, lies, art and what defines a life.
Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England - but now, in his early seventies, his reputation is fading, sales have dried up, and his new wife has expensive tastes.
Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance. Harry greatly admires Mamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life. Harry's publisher seeks a more naked truth, a salacious tale of sex and scandal that will generate headlines. Meanwhile Mamoon himself is mining a diferent vein of truth altogether.
Harry and Mamoon find themselves in a battle fo wills, but which of them will have the last word?
The ensuing struggle of dominance raises issues of love and desire, loyalty and betrayal, and the frailties of age versus the recklessness of youth.

Biografía del autor

p strong Hanif Kureishi, /strong de origen paquistaní, nació en Inglaterra en 1954. Estudió Filosofía en el King's College de Londres, y allí empezó a escribir para el teatro; ganó el George Devine Award con em Outskirts. /em En Anagrama se han publicado sus guiones de las películas strong em Mi hermosa lavandería /em /strong (1985), strong em Sammy y Rosie se lo montan /em /strong y strong em Londres me mata /em /strong (esta última dirigida por él mismo), sus novelas strong em El buda de los suburbios /em /strong (Premio Whitbread y adaptada a serie televisiva por la BBC), strong em El álbum negro, Intimidad /em /strong (adaptada al cine en 2001), strong em El regalo de Gabriel, Mi oído en su corazón, Algo que contarte, La última palabra /em /strong y strong em Nada de nada, /em /strong dos libros de relatos, strong em Amor en tiempos tristes /em /strong y strong em Siempre es medianoche, El cuerpo, /em /strong una novela acompañada de varios relatos, y el libro de textos autobiográficos strong em Soñar y contar /em /strong (2004). Su más reciente obra es strong em Amor + Odio /em /strong .<br>