{"id":536590,"date":"2023-01-07T04:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T01:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-believed-i-was-dying\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T04:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T01:30:33","slug":"i-believed-i-was-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-believed-i-was-dying\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;I believed I was dying&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24689d2f50d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24689d2f50d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-believed-i-was-dying\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98I_believed_I_was_dying%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;I believed I was dying&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;&#8216;I believed I was dying'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Hanif Kureishi, a British novelist and screenwriter, says he remains in the hospital, unable to move his arms or legs, after suffering a near-death experience last month. <\/p>\n<p>The 68-year-old \u201cMy Beautiful Laundrette\u201d writer updated fans in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hanifkureishi\/status\/1611398045014294528\">a lengthy Twitter thread <\/a>Friday, detailing a scary fall he said occurred at his Rome apartment on Dec. 26. <\/p>\n<p>He described feeling dizzy after a walk \u2014 and waking up in a \u201cpool of blood\u201d with his wife by his side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believed I was dying,\u201d the 1986 Oscar nominee wrote. \u201cI believed I had three breaths left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kureishi continued that he cannot scratch his nose, make a call or feed himself and may never be able to walk or \u201chold a pen\u201d again. However, he said he is seeing \u201cminor improvements\u201d in recent days following an operation on his spine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hanif Kureishi poses for a portrait during 'Incroci di Civilta' the Venice Literary Festival on March 28, 2015, in Venice, Italy.  \" class=\"wp-image-25273294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hanif Kureishi poses for a portrait during the Venice Literary Festival on March 28, 2015.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I then experienced what can only be described a scooped, semi-circular object with talons attached scuttling towards me.  Using what was left of my reason, I saw this was my hand, an uncanny object over which I had no agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hanif Kureishi (@Hanifkureishi) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hanifkureishi\/status\/1611398361814564864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Post has contacted reps for Kureishi for comment.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was watching a soccer match between Premier League rivals Liverpool and Aston Vill when he started to feel sick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI then experienced what can only be described [as] a scooped, semi-circular object with talons attached scuttling towards me,\u201d he wrote. \u201cUsing what was left of my reason, I saw this was my hand, an uncanny object over which I had no agency.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kureishi is well known for<strong> <\/strong>\u201cLaundrette\u201d \u2014 the 1985 romantic comedy-drama fronted by Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by Stephen Frears. The film was nominated for a BAFTA and an Oscar. <\/p>\n<p>His 1990 international bestselling novel, \u201cBuddha of Suburbia,\u201d was made into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV series<\/a> starring David Bowie in 1993.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hanif Kureishi Tweets after fall\" class=\"wp-image-25273321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kureishi shared the lengthy update Friday on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter @Hanifkureishi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kureishi attends a photocall during the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 22, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland.\" class=\"wp-image-25273329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hanif-kureishi-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kureishi poses during the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Aug. 22, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other Kureishi screenplays include \u201cSammy and Rosie Get Laid\u201d and \u201cLondon Kills Me,\u201d which he also directed. <\/p>\n<p>Daniel Craig and Anne Reid starred in his drama \u201cThe Mother\u201d in 2003.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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