Kazuo Ishiguro (1954 - )

A selective list of online literary criticism for Kazuo Ishiguro, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Web Pages


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Literary criticism

Maitzen, Rohan. How literary critic James Wood raises interesting questions about Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. From Professor Maitzen's blog, 5/18/07

Robbins, Bruce  "Very busy just now: Globalization and harriedness in Ishiguro's The Unconsoled." Comparative Literature, Fall 2001

Teverson, Andrew. Introduction to The Remains of the Day, at the Literary Encyclopedia, 6/16/03

An overview of Ishiguro's work from Professor George Landow's Postcolonial Literature and Cultural Web. It includes critical articles about his novels, their themes, techniques, and cultural contexts

Short analysis of The Remains of the Day and discussion questions, from publisher Faber's book club web site

Discussion questions for The Unconsoled, from publisher Random House

Discussion questions for When We Were Orphans, from Random House

An interview with Kazuo Ishiguro, by Linda Richards in January Magazine


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