Reviewed by Caroline JacksonFABER & FABER, 286pp, £18.99Tablet bookshop price £17.10              Tel 01420 592974 Lest anyone doubt it, the fourfold occurrence of the word “story” in the short first paragraph of Hanif Kureishi’s new novel should dispel any notion that The Last Word might be its author’s swansong. Perish, too, the thought, seeded as counter-intelligence by the noisy publicity accompanying its release, that it is a thinly veiled fiction about another living author. Job done, with masterful efficiency, one might think, before settling down to enjoy the ensuing “story”. But while it denies being either a retrospective of a writer preoccupied by his identity &