Author Hanif Kureishi on life-changing injuries: My privacy is gone
by Charlotte McLaughlin
Dec 26, 2023
3 minutes
Hanif Kureishi has said his sense of self and privacy have been “completely eradicated” after a fall on Boxing Day in Rome last year.
The 69-year-old British author and playwright spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme as he guest edited the show on Tuesday, a year after sustaining life-changing injuries.
According to the programme, Kureishi is still unable to use his arms or legs and has spent the last year in five different hospitals.
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