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| | 1. |  | Never Let Me Go
from Vintage
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a compelling portrait of people on the downside of a dystopia. Like Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or J G Ballard's Kingdom come, Never Let me Go is built around an abhorrent aspect of social organisation. Crucially, in all three books, the focus of the... more info
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| | 2. |  | The Remains of the Day
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Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. He was awarded the OBE in 1995 and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1998. "The Remains of the Day" is his fourth novel, was first published in 1989 and won that year's Booker Prize.
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| | 3. |  | Never Let Me Go
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There are two reasons why the story of "Never Let Me Go" is stunningly sad, immensely and heart-wrenchingly tragic. First, it is the context of the advancement in selfish, irresponsible, dehumanizing genetic technology, hailed as the best hope for humanity to conquer diseases and aging, yet... more info
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| | 4. |  | An Artist of the Floating World
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This narrative of Japanese artist Ono explores the change of a nation and its culture. Ono's tale is set in post-World War II Japan, but he often reflects on the ways of life prior to the war. Living a peaceful retired life, he is engaged in marriage negotiations for his youngest daughter. Having... more info
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| | 5. |  | When We Were Orphans: A Novel
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Another disappointment from Kazuo Ishiguro, and the fact that it was nominated for the Booker Prize shows how imbecilic literary fiction prizes are these days.
There were many annoying things within this novel, and chief among which is the protagonist Christopher is a passive idiot. Of course,... more info
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| | 6. |  | A Pale View of Hills
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Writing in the first person, Etsuko, now living in England, tells the story of her life in post war Japan. Ogata, her father-in-law, mourns the passing of the old ways, specifically the chauvenistic educational system and the subservient role of women. His son, Jiro, does not enjoy family life... more info
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| | 8. |  | Never Let Me Go
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I wondered what Ishiguro was trying to tell us with his "Never let me go". It seems we live in a world where decisions are made without regard to human compassion and we are all human, right? "Never let me go" seems to explore the basic instincts of attachments between people and these attachments... more info
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| | 9. |  | Never Let Me Go
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This novel is about young people who are called special and they are all Hailsham students. Hailsham is some sort of an orphanage because the students don't have any family. They are clones and were created to donate organs to cure 'normal' people. Their life span is about 30 years and yet they get... more info
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