Kazuo Ishiguro: Contemporary Critical Perspectives

Sean Matthews (Curatore)

Sebastian Groes (Curatore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the finest and most accomplished contemporary writers of his generation. The short story author, television writer and novelist, included twice in Grantas list of Best Young British Writers, has over the past twenty-five years produced a body of work which is just as critically-acclaimed as it is popular with the general public. Like the writings of Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguros work is concerned with creating discursive platforms for issues of class, ethics, ethnicity, nationhood, place, gender and the uses and problems surrounding artistic representation. As a Japanese immigrant who came to Great Britain in 1960, Ishiguro has used his unique position and fine intellectual abilities to contemplate what it means to be British in the contemporary era. This guide traces the main themes throughout Ishiguros writing whilst it also pays attention to his short stories and writing for television. It includes a new interview with the author, a preface by Haruki Murakami and discussion of James Ivorys adaptation of The Remains of the Day.

• Curatore: Sean Matthews, Sebastian Groes
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: Contemporary Critical Perspectives
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 168 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 266 gr.
• EAN: 9780826497246

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