Publication at Faculty of Education |
2009
Abstract
The article deals with Kureishi?s fourth novel, Gabriel?s Gift (2001), which, to a certain degree, reassumes the thematic tradition of his earliest works, namely his first novel, The Buddha of Suburbia (1990). It attempts to show that Gabriel?s Gift can be read as a kind of sequel to its more acknowledged predecessor, though its main focus has shifted from racial and political issues to a more private, and also more light-hearted, exploration of the state of humanity.
The last section focuses on one of the central characteristics of Kureishi?s oeuvre, his celebratory perception of London as a city of countless opportunities and a positive social and cultural diversity.