The Buddha of Suburbia
Author: Hanif Kureishi
A bureaucrat becomes a suburban guru who marries a follower with a son who’s a punk rocker named Charlie Hero. Consequently, the guru’s son is propelled from his bland life into a series of erotic experiences in London…..Read More
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