The Buddha of Suburbia
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The Buddha of Suburbia is a 1993 British television drama miniseries, adapted from Hanif Kureishi’s novel, that explores race, class, and identity in 1970s suburban London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Buddha of Suburbia (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Hanif Kureishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Buddha of Suburbia (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| composer | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Roger Michell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
family relationships
ⓘ
multiculturalism in Britain ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| features |
interracial relationships
ⓘ
theatre scene in London ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | The Buddha of Suburbia (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | The Buddha of Suburbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySourceGenre | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Karim Amir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | coming-of-age story ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | public service broadcaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
British Asian experience
ⓘ
counterculture of 1970s London ⓘ suburban London middle class ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| protagonistDescribedAs | British-Asian teenager ⓘ |
| releaseMedium | television ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Hanif Kureishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | suburban London ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
adolescence
ⓘ
class ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| titleCharacterRealName | Haroon Amir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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