Gabriel's gift

by Hanif Kureishi

First published 2001 · 223 pages

About this book

From the acclaimed author of "The Buddha of Suburbia" comes an endearing and witty novel about a 15-year-old-boy discovering his own extraordinary talents while navigating his way through the shattered world of his parents' generations.

"Gabriel's father, a washed-up rock musician, has been chucked out fo the house. His mother works nights in a pub and sleeps days. Navigating his way through the shattered world of his parents' generation, Gabriel dreams of being an artist. He finds solace and guidance through a mysterious connection to his deceased twin brother, Archie, and his own knack for producing real objects simply by drawing them."--Jacket.

  • Parent and child
  • Bildungsromans
  • Fiction
  • Boys
  • Domestic fiction
  • Families
  • Teenage boys
  • Fiction, general

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