Archive - THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD

Your bad luck is your material, your symptom can be your escape

19 hrs ago • Hanif Kureishi

SHOULD I KILL MYSELF?

NOW FREE: A modicum of pleasure, a moment of relief, an entertaining conversation, and you are back in the world

Feb 4 • Hanif Kureishi

January 2026

FIGHTING GHOSTS, IN MY DREAMS

If I could use my hands, I would pinch myself.

Jan 31 • Hanif Kureishi

VULNERABILITY AS OPPORTUNITY

If a writer stops observing he is finished

Jan 24 • Hanif Kureishi

Most days, despite everything, I am happy to be alive

Jan 17 • Hanif Kureishi

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?

NOW FREE TO READ: Self-improvement is a trap; the idea should be to leave yourself behind.

Jan 14 • Hanif Kureishi

NOW FREE: My mode is voyeuristic now, a love of looking

Jan 10 • Hanif Kureishi

A PAKISTANI RESTAURANT AND THE BLITZ CLUB

That London, I wouldn't recognise at all.

Jan 6 • Hanif Kureishi

December 2025

IN FAVOUR OF FIGHTING

To be is to differ

Dec 27, 2025 • Hanif Kureishi

THIS IS THE END (PART TWO)

Charm is a deadly deceiver. And it mostly deceives those who have it.

Dec 20, 2025 • Hanif Kureishi

THIS IS THE END

A short sequel to The Buddha of Suburbia

Dec 13, 2025 • Hanif Kureishi

CHATTER AND CATASTROPHE: ON NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND

NOW FREE: This trip into the centre of a perverse psyche is well worth the time

Dec 6, 2025 • Hanif Kureishi

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