​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. The themes of his work have touched on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. In 2008, The Times named Kureishi in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Description above from the Wikipedia article Hanif Kureishi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.