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The Buddha of Suburbia

novel by Hanif Kureishi
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The Buddha of Suburbia

Summary

The Buddha of Suburbia is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Buddha of Suburbia authored Hanif Kureishi[3].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia was published by Faber & Faber[5].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia was published on +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126707931[9].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134383935[10].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138655164[11].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138655172[12].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's narrative location is recorded as London[13].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Buddha of Suburbia'}[14].
  • The Buddha of Suburbia's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Buddha of Suburbia authored Hanif Kureishi[3]. It was published by Faber & Faber[5].

Publication

The Buddha of Suburbia was released on +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

The Buddha of Suburbia ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Hanif Kureishi literary work London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → —
    Author → Hanif Kureishi
    Has edition or translation → Q126707931, Q134383935, Q138655164 +1
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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