Kazuo Ishiguro

<p>Having earned an international reputation with his booker-prize-winning novel, <em>The Remains of the Day</em>, Kazuo Ishiguro is fast emerging as an important cultural figure of our times.</p><p>In this guide to Ishiguro’s varied and often experimental work, Wai-chew Sim presents:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>a biographical survey of Ishiguro’s literary career, and an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories</li> <li>an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work, from publication to the present </li> <li>discussions of key topics in Ishiguro criticism such as narrative theory, multicultural Britain and postcolonial studies, psychoanalytic criticism, and Ishiguro as international writer</li> <li>cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism </li> <li>suggestions for further reading.</li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>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.</p> <p>Introduction 1: Life and Contexts 2: Works 3: Criticism Chronology Bibliography Index</p>