In 1990 The Buddha of Suburbia won the Whitbread Award for the best first novel.[1] In 2009 Wasafiri magazine placed the novel on its list of 25 Most Influential Books published in the previous quarter-century.[2]
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The Question and Answer section for The Buddha of Suburbia is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
One of the major themes in the novel is identity and how a person may changes his or her behavior to portray a certain identity. Karim is the main character in the novel who tries to find his true self during the course of the book. He grew up to...
One of the major themes in the novel is identity and how a person may changes his or her behavior to portray a certain identity. Karim is the main character in the novel who tries to find his true self during the course of the book. He grew up to...
I'm not sure about the title of the book. The major themes don not always match up. Much of the novel is about identity. Karim discovered how his true identity is not English, but rather a mix of everything he experienced in his life.
