Hanif Kureishi was born and brought up in Kent. He read philosophy at King's College, London. His earlier work "The Buddha of Suburbia" won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1990. In This is a beautiful copy in Paperback Original Wraps with yellow dustjacket that has been SIGNED by Hanif Kureishi on the title page. "Intimacy" — Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationship with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time together he analyses the agonies and the joys of trying to make a life with another person.