Hanif Kureishi's fourth novel made many reviewers uneasy on its first appearance in the u.k., because it cuts so painfully near to the bone. If a Novelist's first duty is to tell the truth, then the author has done his d...Hanif Kureishi's fourth novel made many reviewers uneasy on its first appearance in the u.k., because it cuts so painfully near to the bone. If a Novelist's first duty is to tell the truth, then the author has done his duty with unflinching courage.