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A Theft: My Con Man

English

By (author): Hanif Kureishi

'I was beginning to love my thief, a man I barely knew, but whom I had trusted and even liked, and who had taken my savings, amongst many other crimes.'

A bravura piece of very personal reportage by Hanif Kureishi about the man who stole his life savings.

Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, Hanif Kureishi employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, Kureishi followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished.

In this thought-provoking account of his conman, Kureishi uses this theft as a way of exploring some of the contradictions and dilemmas of our lives: the true value of money; the role of deception in art; how you can love and hate simultaneously; why the financial world seems to revolve around deceit; and what we might recover from those who have stolen from us.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 54g
  • Dimensions: 111 x 178mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Nov 2014
  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780571323197

About Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel The Black Album Intimacy and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End.

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