When We Were Orphans A Novel
When We Were Orphans A Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro is a work published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on October 30, 2001. This edition, part of the VINTAGE series, spans 352 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Banks, who, after being orphaned in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, has become a prominent figure in London society. Despite his success, he remains haunted by the unresolved mystery of his parents’ disappearances and returns to Shanghai to confront his past.
Readers will find a story that intertwines elements of mystery and suspense as Banks navigates a war-torn Shanghai, grappling with the complexities of memory and trust. The novel delves into themes of identity and the impact of one’s history, offering a psychological exploration of the protagonist’s journey. With its rich narrative and intricate plot, this book engages with topics relevant to fiction, Asian American experiences, and the detective genre.
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From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination.
Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he is a celebrated figure in London society; yet the investigative expertise that has garnered him fame has done little to illuminate the circumstances of his parents’ alleged kidnappings. Banks travels to the seething, labyrinthine city of his memory in hopes of solving the mystery of his own, painful past, only to find that war is ravaging Shanghai beyond recognition-and that his own recollections are proving as difficult to trust as the people around him.
Masterful, suspenseful and psychologically acute, When We Were Orphans offers a profound meditation on the shifting quality of memory, and the possibility of avenging one’s past.
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