A young man is caught between sexual fever and religious ferver in this hilarious, provocative novel by the acclaimed author of The Buddha of Suburbia. "Hanif Kureishi's book . . . crackles with identity politics, conflict, an d humor. . . . Kureishi handles it all with grace, wit, and generosity".--Dan Levy, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review.
The second novel from one of the most celebrated voices in British fiction and film, The Black Album is an exhilarating multicultural coming-of-age tale featuring Shalid, a sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-loving Pakistani student torn between a love affair with a gorgeous, free-spirited college professor and his desire to please his conservative Muslim community.