One of the most popular contemporary authors, Kazuo Ishiguro has so far produced six highly regarded novels which have won him international acclaim and honours, including the Booker Prize, the Whitbread Award and an OBE for Services to Literature.

This Reader's Guide:

• evaluates the various responses to Ishiguro's work, beginning with initial reactions, moving on to key scholarly criticism, and taking note along the way of what Ishiguro has offered
• discusses each of Ishiguro's novels, from A Pale View of the Hills (1982) to Never Let Me Go (2005)
• features three in-depth chapters on Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day (1993)
• analyses reviews, interviews and scholarly essays and articles in order to situate the novels in the context of Ishiguro's ouevre
• explores themes and issues which are central to the author's fiction, such as narration, ethics and memory.

Lucid and insightful, this is an indispensable introductory guide for anyone studying or simply interested in - the work of this major novelist.

Examines the full range of criticism surrounding Ishiguro's work, and explores key themes and approaches
Provides comprehensive treatment of Ishiguro's most wellknown novel, The Remains of the Day

Autorentext

MATTHEW BEEDHAM is Professor of English at Vancouver Island University, Canada.

Zusammenfassung
This Guide outlines the critical responses to the novels of one of the most popular contemporary authors, and examines the key critical positions that have subsequently developed. Matthew Beedham also explores the themes which are central to Kazuo Ishiguro's work, such as narration, memory and ethics.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Bad Memories: A Pale View of the Hills (1982).- A Troubled Artist's Art: An Artist of the Floating World (1987).- The Remains of the Day (1993): Reception and Narration.- The Remains of the Day 2: Historical and Postcolonial Readings.- Remains of the Day 3: Interdisciplinary Approaches.- Who are The Unconsoled (1995) and Where Do They Live?.- Detecting the Past: When We Were Orphans (2000).- Questioning the Possibles: Never Let Me Go (2005).- Conclusion.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.