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With VENUS, Hanif Kureishi turns his piercing gaze onto the pains of old age. Maurice (Peter O''Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) are veteran stage actors whose slow, inevitable decline is disrupted by the arrival in their lives of Ian''s niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker). While Jessie''s housekeeping skills make for a bone of contention with Ian, Maurice finds himself attracted to her.
Kureishi has crafted a disturbing, wry and profoundly moving swansong for his characters.
Also included in this volume is an Introduction by Kureishi in which he describes the inspiration he drew from the Japanese master Tanizaki.

Venus

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 4 January 2007
      ISBN-13 9780571235896
      978-0571235896
      ISBN-10 0571235891
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      Television screenplays and scripts

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      With VENUS, Hanif Kureishi turns his piercing gaze onto the pains of old age. Maurice (Peter O''Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) are veteran stage actors whose slow, inevitable decline is disrupted by the arrival in their lives of Ian''s niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker). While Jessie''s housekeeping skills make for a bone of contention with Ian, Maurice finds himself attracted to her.
      Kureishi has crafted a disturbing, wry and profoundly moving swansong for his characters.
      Also included in this volume is an Introduction by Kureishi in which he describes the inspiration he drew from the Japanese master Tanizaki.

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