num_pages: 284
description: Karim Amir, an Englishman born and bred - 'almost', who lives with his English mother and Indian father in the routine comfort of the South London suburbs and dreams of escape to London proper.The years of frustration come to an end when his father, the ebullient Buddha of Suburbia, finally leads the way with his glamorous lover, Eva, and introduces Karim to a thrilling life in the city.--back cover
language: English
title: The Buddha of Suburbia
titlecomplete: The Buddha of Suburbia
characters: Karim Amir
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, British Literature, LGBT, Queer, India, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century
ratings_count: 18304
places: London, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Faber & Faber