"Weddings and Beheadings" by Hanif Kureishi (story reading)

[verysmartmart]

Wow, powerful stuff. Kureishi is a master.

[calibansvg]

Grotesque and wonderful, I loved it.

[LittlPussi]

Chilling story, well written and read. Compliments. I had to remind myself that this is a work of fiction (though inspired by a real situation) not documentary. That's how powerful it is. In its bleakness and quiet desperation it reminds me of the stories of Wolfgang Borchert.

[battlebauble]

SIGH! Devastating.

[nickidame]

Hideous-Beautiful

[jonno52]

YouTube is certainly strange at times. "Category: Entertainment". Hanif Kureishi is a magnificent writer. But I'm glad I don't have the imagination to create a piece like this.

[scifiwritir]

What a great short story! Thank you so much, Spoken, for uploading this. I've never read his stories. I love this one, the kind of sublime and painful deadpan. And you render the emotions so well. Wow! (Sorry, I'm bowled over. And when I'm bowled over all I can ever come up with is "wow!") -C

[MrHeslopian]

Beyond beautiful. The snatches of emotion in your voice almost made me cry at times. Tough and depressing, but also rewarding in a strange, strange way.