Book Review: The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery.
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi is a satirical coming of age story set against a background of racial and social tensions in 1970s London. Karim is a half-English and half-Indian teenager struggling to find his place in the world and discover who he is. The Buddha of Suburbia examines human behavior and how the choices we make affect those around us.
Summary. Kiera Van Gelder's first suicide attempt at the age of 12 marked the onset of her struggles with drug addiction, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and chaotic romantic relationships - all of which eventually led to doctors' belated diagnosis of borderline personality disorder 20 years later. The Buddha and the Borderline is a window into this mysterious and debilitating.
This is a promotional flyer for Borderline, a play written by Hanif Kureishi and staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1981. A study of the Asian community in Britain, it is the third major work in Kureishi’s early career as a playwright. Borderline originated from an idea of Max Stafford-Clark’s, then Artistic Director at the Royal Court.
Hanif Kureishi 1954- British dramatist, novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and short story writer. The following entry presents an overview of Kureishi's career through 1999. For further.
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Buddhism includes an analysis of human psychology, emotion, cognition, behavior and motivation along with therapeutic practices. A unique feature of Buddhist psychology is that it is embedded within the greater Buddhist ethical and philosophical system, and its psychological terminology is colored by ethical overtones. Buddhist psychology has two therapeutic goals: the healthy and virtuous.
Author Bio British author Hanif Kureishi is the author of six novels, including The Buddha of Suburbia (winner of the Whitbread Award for best first novel), The Black Album, Intimacy, and most recently Something to Tell You), as well as the short-story collections Love in a Blue Time and Midnight All Day); various plays, including Outskirts, Borderline and Sleep With Me; and screenplays.