Kazuo Ishiguro: A Routledge Guide (Routledge Guides to Literature)

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. Including the study of The Remains of the Day, the successful Hollywood 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 - 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. For any student of Ishiguro's work, or anyone who would like to be critically introduced to his work for the first time, we can recommend no better introduction.Sim is the author of 'Kazuo Ishiguro: A Routledge Guide (Routledge Guides to Literature)', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415415361 and ISBN 0415415365.