"Kureishi’s work is evocative of Dickens in its complex interweaving of multiple characters and plot lines, but it burns with the fresh, reckless energy of the young, and is absolutely of the moment in its pop references." —Los Angeles Times

This edition of London Kills Me is a superb collection of screenplays and essays from the celebrated screenwriter of My Beautiful Laundrette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. it includes the title screenplay, the scripts for his previous screenplays, and essays about the background of each film, the shooting and editing process, and the hilarity of the Academy Awards in Hollywood.