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Beedham, Matthew

Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro - New York Palgrave Macmillan 2010 - vii,176p. 22 cm. - Readers' guides to essential criticism .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index.

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 -- The 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).

"This Guide outlines the initial critical responses to the novels of one of the most popular contemporary authors and explores the key critical positions that have developed. Matthew Beedham explores the themes which are central to Ishiguro's work, such as issues of narration, memory and ethnicity"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780230517462

LCCN: 2009047006

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA983863 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015356630 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ishiguro, Kazuo

LC Class. No.: PR6059.S5 / Z59 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914 / BEE-N