THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

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REMEMBER YOU MUST DIE

1 month ago | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. As I continue to write via dictation with the help of my family, your support means everything. Your contributions go towards my considerable care needs. If you enjoy my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber—it truly makes a difference. (Photograph: Tracey Emin, And It was Love (2023). © Tracey Emin. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd)My friend Peter has prostate cancer; his wife has lung cancer.
THE HUMAN COMEDY

1 month ago | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. As I continue to write via dictation with the help of my family, your support means everything. Your contributions go towards my considerable care needs. If you enjoy my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber—it truly makes a difference. Carlo is on an exotic holiday in Thailand with his mates, leaving me behind with Sophie, my new temporary assistant.
WHY I AM BECOMING A FASCIST

2 months ago | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. As I continue to write via dictation with the help of my family, your support means everything. Your contributions go towards my considerable care needs. If you enjoy my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber—it truly makes a difference. If I could raise my arms, I’d be doing a Nazi salute right now. If I could walk, I’d be goose-stepping.
WILD WOMEN, WILD MEN

Jan 9, 2025 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear Readers, This piece is an old essay I wrote for Granta in 1992, yet it feels as relevant today as ever, capturing the tensions within communities that remain strikingly contemporary. Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. As I continue to write via dictation with the help of my family, your support means everything. Your contributions go towards my considerable care needs. If you enjoy my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber—it truly makes a difference.
ADVENTURES IN THE HOSPITAL, AGAIN.

Nov 30, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear ReadersThank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. I am still unable to use my hands and am writing, via dictation, with the help of my family. Your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber. Shattered, my new memoir, is available in all book shops and online.
HOW TO BEAT YOUR DAD

Nov 23, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear ReadersThank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. I am still unable to use my hands and am writing, via dictation, with the help of my family. Your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber. Shattered, my new memoir, is available in all book shops and online. At the bottom, some answers to your questions. “Pawn to C5,” I say. Carlo shifts my piece and makes his own move. We haven’t done this for a while.
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING

Nov 9, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear Readers,Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. I am still unable to use my hands and am writing, via dictation, with the help of my family. Your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber. Shattered, my new memoir, is available in all book shops and online. “What the fuck’s that? Come here. You have a black eye,” I say. “Football accident. Nothing sinister,” Carlo says. “You’re looking dishevelled.
THAT'S HOW GOOD IT WAS

Oct 26, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear Readers,Here is another historic text as I continue to work on the feature film of Shattered. As always, your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber.
THE LEATHER

Oct 12, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear Readers,Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. I am still unable to use my hands and am writing, via dictation, with the help of my family. Your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber.
AM I BORING?

Oct 5, 2024 | hanifkureishi.substack.com | Hanif Kureishi

Dear Readers, Thank you for reading The Kureishi Chronicles. I am still unable to use my hands and am writing, via dictation, with the help of my family. Your contributions go towards my care, which is considerable. If you enjoy my writing, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber.