ENG552: Kazuo Ishiguro

Topically, the fiction of Japanese-born British Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is elusive, whether he is evoking the complexity and trauma of post-war Japan, improvising with Arthurian legend or flirting with dystopian science fiction. He's a shape-shifter, but the thematic DNA behind his often heartbreaking narratives and beguiling narrators is unmistakable: memory and the circuitous routes through trauma, regret . and redemption. Written work might include short analytical annotations and creative imitations. In rotation, recently: A Pale View of Hills, An Artist of the Floating World, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go.