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Klara and the Sun
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From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities,...
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Never Let Me Go
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In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Buried Giant in Books
Jan 3, 2018
Ishiguro ventures in the Tolkien-world of medieval fantasy in which an elderly couple, who seem to be suffering a fog of memory loss, attempt to reconnect with their son by journeying across the lands. On their way, they face dangers from opposing forces, that try to hinder their progress.
This is a powerful treatment of memories, the passage of time and the enduring love of a couple living many years together. Nothing is over-stated, even the moments of high drama. A strange collection of characters but all of them wholly believable. Overall, this book rewards patience and reflection, a devastating portrayal of love in old age and it's a fantastic metaphor for the way nations forget/remember traumatic events.
Making an Elephant
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS AND MOTHERING SUNDAY, and reissued for the first time in...
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The Quiet Woman
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THE QUIET WOMAN stitches together a horrifyingly plausable near-future dystopian Britain and a...
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Never Let Me Go Screenplay
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In his highly acclaimed novel "Never Let Me Go", Kazuo Ishiguro ("The Remains of the Day") created a...
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A-Z Great Modern Writers
Caroline Taggart and Andy Tuohy
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Artist and graphic designer Andy Tuohy turns his hand to the world of modern literature in this new...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Never Let Me Go in Books
Mar 6, 2018
The story follows Kathy H., a carer to dying patients, and her mysterious upbringing alongside her charges at a secluded boarding school. From the beginning, we are introduced to the concept of 'donors', and it only becomes apparent after some time what it truly means. As a child, her and her fellow classmates were urged to be overly health-conscious with a special focus on artwork, which is said to be taken away to a gallery if exceptional. But when the students begin to question about its necessity, they understand that not all is what it seems.
From cloning to transplants, this book is both daring and alarming - and perhaps one of my favourite Ishiguro novels so far.
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First Person Action Research: Living Life as Inquiry
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In First Person Action Research Judi Marshall invites her reader to join her in the rich world of...