Reversal of Pakistani Norms: Homoeroticism and Gender - Formations in The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

• Main Authors: Malik, Haroon Afzal, Low Abdullah, Nurul Farhana
• Other Authors: Moussa, Pourya Asl
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2019
• Subjects: H1-99 Social sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/45606/1/ART6.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/45606/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

This paper aims at analyzing the same sex desire and its dynamics from a queer perspective in Kureishi’s debut novel, The Buddha of Suburbia. The most glaring omission which became a sole reason for this research is the politics of sexuality in Hanif Kureishi. The Buddha of suburbia in this regard i...