Author Hanif Kureishi feared he was dying after fall that left him hospitalised


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British writer Hanif Kureishi said Friday he "believed I was dying" after suffering a fall in Italy on December 26 that has left him hospitalised and unable to move his limbs. – Photo: Facebook/Hanif Kureishi

British writer Hanif Kureishi said Friday he "believed I was dying" after suffering a fall in Italy on December 26 that has left him hospitalised and unable to move his limbs.

Kureishi, who made his name with the script of the 1985 film "My Beautiful Laundrette" and the novel "The Buddha of Suburbia", added it was unclear if he would ever walk again.

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