{"product_id":"gabriels-gift-paperback","title":"Gabriel's Gift - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel's father, a washed-up rock musicisn, has been chucked out of the house. His mother works nights in a pub and sleeps days. Navigating his way through the shattered world of his parents' generation, Gabriel dreams of being an artist. He finds solace and guidance through a mysterious connection to his deceased twin brother, Archie, and his own knack for proudcing real objects simply by drawing them. A chance visit with mega-millionaire rock star Lester Jones, his father's former band mate, provides Gabriel with the means to heal the rift within his family. Kureishi portrays Gabriels' naive hope and artistic aspirations with the same insight and searing honesty that he brought to the Indian-Anglo experience in The Buddha of Suburbia and to infidelity in Intimacy. Gabriel's Gift is a humorous and tender meditation on failure, redemption, the nature of talent, the power of imagination--and a generation that never wanted to grow up, seen through the eyes of their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanif Kureishi is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Black Album, Intimacy, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nothing. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was twice nominated for Oscars for best original screenplay (\u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVenus, \u003c\/i\u003e which starred Peter O'Toole). In 2010 Kureishi received the prestigious PEN\/Pinter Prize. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.12 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328287805677,"sku":"9780743217132","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/M22PMpvJYg9780743217132.webp?v=1784891082","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/gabriels-gift-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}