{"product_id":"conversations-with-kazuo-ishiguro-brian-w-shaffer-9781934110621","title":"Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro","description":"\u003ci\u003eConversations with Kazuo Ishiguro\u003c\/i\u003e collects nineteen interviews, conducted over the past two decades on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, with the author of Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e. The interviews collectively address the entirety of this literary artist's career, affording readers of Ishiguro (b. 1954) the most vivid portrait yet of contexts and influences behind novels that have been garnering awards for a quarter-century. The interviews focus on the author's six novels--\u003ci\u003eA Pale View of Hills\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Artist of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unconsoled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/i\u003e--but also treat his short fiction, screenplays, and film adaptations of his novels. The writer's evolving understanding of himself, his Japanese heritage, and his use of English and Japanese history are also discussed at length. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though readers might expect Ishiguro to be reticent, given the nature of his protagonists, his responses are full, thoughtful, and frequently witty. The volume includes interviews from British, French, and American periodicals, a conversation between Ishiguro and acclaimed Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, and a new interview conducted with the book's editors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian W. Shaffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934110620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934110621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 6.06w x 0.68d","brand":"Brian W. Shaffer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042446897407,"sku":"9781934110621","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e0fd72f-f24c-459d-864b-09936f7979e7.jpg?v=1684961574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-kazuo-ishiguro-brian-w-shaffer-9781934110621","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}