Kazuo Ishiguro (Routledge Guides to Literature) - Hardcover

Sim, Wai-chew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415415357 ISBN 13: 9780415415354

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Having earned an international reputation with his booker-prize-winning novel, The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro is fast emerging as an important cultural figure of our times.

In this guide to Ishiguro’s varied and often experimental work, Wai-chew Sim presents:

• a biographical survey of Ishiguro’s literary career, and an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories
• an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work, from publication to the present
• discussions of key topics in Ishiguro criticism such as narrative theory, multicultural Britain and postcolonial studies, psychoanalytic criticism, and Ishiguro as international writer
• cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
• suggestions for further reading.

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

Kazuo Ishiguro's writing has rapidly gained global recognition since his first publication in 1981. Best known for his award-winning novels, his work also includes short stories and screenplays and his novel "The Remains of the Day" has been the subject of a memorable film adaptation. This guide to Ishiguro's enchanting work offers: an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of his texts, from publication to the present and an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Ishiguro's life and work, situated within a broader critical history cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. 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.

About the Author:

Wai-chew Sim is Assistant Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415415357
• ISBN 13: 9780415415354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188