{"product_id":"kazuo-ishiguro","title":"Kazuo Ishiguro","description":"\u003cp\u003eKazuo Ishiguro is one of the finest contemporary authors who possesses that increasingly rare distinction of being a writer who is both popular with the general reading public and well-respected within the academic community. \u003ci\u003eKazuo Ishiguro: New Critical Visions of the Novels\u003c\/i\u003e presents eighteen fresh perspectives on the author's work that will appeal to those who read him for pleasure or for purposes of study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEstablished and rising critics reassess Ishiguro's works from the early 'Japanese' novels through to his short story cycle \u003ci\u003eNocturnes\u003c\/i\u003e, paying particular attention to \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unconsoled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/i\u003e. They address universal themes such as history, memory and mortality, but also provide groundbreaking explorations of diverse areas ranging from the posthuman and 'minor literature' to ethics, science fiction and Ishiguro's musical imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an insightful interview with Ishiguro himself, this collection of essays constitutes a significant contribution to the appreciation of his novels, and forms a lively and nuanced constellation of critical enquiry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreface by Brian W. Shaffer. Essays by: Jeannette Baxter, Caroline Bennett, Christine Berberich, Lydia R. Cooper, Sebastian Groes, Meghan Marie Hammond, Tim Jarvis, Barry Lewis, Liani Lochner, Christopher Ringrose, Victor Sage, Andy Sawyer, Motoyuki Shibata, Gerry Smyth, Krystyna Stamirowska, Motoko Sugano, Patricia Waugh, Alyn Webley.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833534689485,"sku":"9780230232372","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_39738845-ed6c-4172-bf2b-a3fc2aa540d4.jpg?v=1790888514","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/kazuo-ishiguro","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}