num_pages: 288
description: Karim's father becomes London's buddha of suburbia and draws his young son into an overwhelming world of punk rockers, eccentric theater people, extravagant parties, and, of course, lavish sex
language: English
title: The Buddha of Suburbia
titlecomplete: The Buddha of Suburbia
characters: Karim Amir
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, LGBT, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, British Literature, India, Queer, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 18293
places: United Kingdom, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Viking Adult