Victoria & Abdul

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by Lee Hall

Type

Screenplays

Subject

One Film > Victoria & Abdul

Keywords

Stephen Frears, movie script

Publishing date

2017

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 128 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches (13.5 x 21 cm)

ISBN

978-0-571-34222-8

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Book Presentation:
Victoria & Abdul tells the extraordinary true story of Queen Victoria’s relationship with Abdul Karim, her Muslim manservant, who travelled from India to present a ceremonial medal as part of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee but within months became her personal teacher of Urdu and dedicated spiritual advisor. The unprecedented and unlikely friendship caused meltdown within the royal household, the ensuing battle royale pitting the Queen against the court and her entire family.

Through the prism of a highly unusual love story, Lee Hall’s Victoria & Abdul, based on the book by Shrabani Basu, explores race, religion, power and the farce of empire through the prism of a highly unusual love story.

About the Author:
Born in Newcastle in 1966. Started writing for Radio in 1995 winning awards for I Luv You Jimmy Spud, Spoonface Steinberg and Blood Sugar which all made the journey to other media, his screenplay for Billy Elliot was nominated for an Oscar and was adapted into a multi-award winning stage musical. He has worked as writer in residence for Live…

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