The Cambridge Companion To Kazuo Ishiguro

Author : Andrew Bennett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108904438

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The Cambridge Companion to Kazuo Ishiguro by Andrew Bennett Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Kazuo Ishiguro offers an accessible introduction to key aspects of the novelist's remarkable body of work. The volume addresses Ishiguro's engagement with fundamental questions of humanity and personal responsibility, with aesthetic value and political valency, with the vicissitudes of memory and historical documentation, and with questions of family, home, and homelessness. Focused through the personal experiences of some of the most memorable characters in contemporary fiction, Ishiguro's writing speaks to the major communitarian questions of our time – questions of nationalism and colonialism, race and ethnicity, migration, war, and cultural memory and social justice. The chapters attend to Ishiguro's highly readable novels while also ranging across his other creative output. Gathering together established and emerging scholars from the UK, Europe, the USA, and East Asia, the volume offers a survey of key works and themes while also moving critical discussion forward in new and challenging ways.

Author : David James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107040236

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The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction, 1945-2010 by David James Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction since 1945 provides insight into the critical traditions shaping the literary landscape of modern Britain.

Author : Peter Boxall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108483414

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The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction: 1980–2018 by Peter Boxall Pdf

Gives a comprehensive critical picture of the development of British fiction from the election of Thatcher to the present.

Author : Inger H. Dalsgaard,Luc Herman,Brian McHale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521769747

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The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon by Inger H. Dalsgaard,Luc Herman,Brian McHale Pdf

This essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master.

Author : Takayuki Shonaka,Takahiro Mimura,Shinya Morikawa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031249983

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Japanese Perspectives on Kazuo Ishiguro by Takayuki Shonaka,Takahiro Mimura,Shinya Morikawa Pdf

This collection of essays offers new perspectives from Japan on Nobel Prize–winning author Kazuo Ishiguro. It analyses the Japanese-born British author from the vantage point of his birthplace, showing how Ishiguro remains greatly indebted to Japanese culture and sensibilities. The influence of Japanese literature and film is evident in Ishiguro’s early novels as he deals with the problem of the atomic bomb and Japan’s war responsibility, yet his later works also engage with folk tales and the modern popular culture of Japan. The chapters consider a range of Japanese influences on Ishiguro and adaptations of Ishiguro’s work, including literary, cinematic and animated representations. The book makes use of newly archived drafts of Ishiguro’s manuscripts at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas to explore the origins of his oeuvre. It also offers sharp, new examinations of Ishiguro’s work in relation to memory studies, especially in relation to Japan. ​

Author : Wai-chew Sim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135198671

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Kazuo Ishiguro by Wai-chew Sim Pdf

Having earned an international reputation with his booker-prize-winning novel, The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro is fast emerging as an important cultural figure of our times. In this guide to Ishiguro’s varied and often experimental work, Wai-chew Sim presents: a biographical survey of Ishiguro’s literary career, and an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work, from publication to the present discussions of key topics in Ishiguro criticism such as narrative theory, multicultural Britain and postcolonial studies, psychoanalytic criticism, and Ishiguro as international writer cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Kazuo Ishiguro and seeking not only a guide to his works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.

Author : Derek Attridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107494947

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The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce by Derek Attridge Pdf

This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Joyce contains several revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Joyce's politics, a fresh sense of the importance of his engagement with Ireland, and the changes wrought by gender studies on criticism of his work. This Companion gathers an international team of leading scholars who shed light on Joyce's work and life. The contributions are informative, stimulating and full of rich and accessible insights which will provoke thought and discussion in and out of the classroom. The Companion's reading lists and extended bibliography offer readers the necessary tools for further informed exploration of Joyce studies. This volume is designed primarily as a students' reference work (although it is organised so that it can also be read from cover to cover), and will deepen and extend the enjoyment and understanding of Joyce for the new reader.

Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1934110620

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Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro by Kazuo Ishiguro Pdf

Nineteen interviews conducted over the past two decades on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond with the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day

Author : Eric Bulson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107156210

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The Cambridge Companion to the Novel by Eric Bulson Pdf

This Companion focuses on the novel as a global genre and examines its role, impact and development.

Author : Matthew Beedham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137080622

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The Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro by Matthew Beedham Pdf

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.

Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307367693

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When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro Pdf

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he is a celebrated figure in London society; yet the investigative expertise that has garnered him fame has done little to illuminate the circumstances of his parents' alleged kidnappings. Banks travels to the seething, labyrinthine city of his memory in hopes of solving the mystery of his own, painful past, only to find that war is ravaging Shanghai beyond recognition-and that his own recollections are proving as difficult to trust as the people around him. Masterful, suspenseful and psychologically acute, When We Were Orphans offers a profound meditation on the shifting quality of memory, and the possibility of avenging one’s past.

Author : Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1139815377

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The Cambridge Companion to Hemingway by Donaldson Pdf

Author : Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521016576

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The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn Pdf

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Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9782808012638

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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf

Unlock the more straightforward side of Never Let Me Go with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, a dystopian novel set in a fictionalised version of England where human clones are used for organ donation. The novel follows three of these clones, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, as they grow up and come to realise that they have no way of escaping their fate, which will inevitably lead to their early deaths. In this way, the author reflects on mortality, the ethical limits of modern science and what it means to be human. Never Let Me Go is Kazuo Ishiguro’s sixth novel and, along with The Remains of the Day (for which he won the Man Booker Prize in 1989) and The Buried Giant, is one of his most widely read works. Find out everything you need to know about Never Let Me Go in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Author : Cian Duffy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316515914

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The Cambridge Companion to the Romantic Sublime by Cian Duffy Pdf

This is the only collection of its kind to focus on one of the most important aspects of the cultural history of the Romantic period, its sources, and its afterlives. Multidisciplinary in approach, the volume examines the variety of areas of enquiry and genres of cultural productivity in which the sublime played a substantial role during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With impressive international scope, this Companion considers the Romantic sublime in both European and American contexts and features essays by leading scholars from a range of national backgrounds and subject specialisms, including state-of-the-art perspectives in digital and environmental humanities. An accessible, wide-ranging, and thorough introduction, aimed at researchers, students, and general readers alike, and including extensive suggestions for further reading, The Cambridge Companion to the Romantic Sublime is the go-to book on the subject.