Fixing to die: Kazuo Ishiguro’s reinvention of the Bildungsroman
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DOI: 10.1080/0950236x.2020.1834703
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Bildungsroman could be described as a ‘future-facing' genre, in that its protagonist is exposed to the vicissitudes of life, gains experience, and comes of age; he or she, in other words, learns how… read more here.
Keywords: fixing die; bildungsroman; die kazuo; life ... See more keywords
Navigating Wonder: The Medieval Geographies of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant
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DOI: 10.1353/art.2018.0036
Abstract: Abstract:This article explores Kazuo Ishiguro’s use of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to reflect on the formation of British identity on a deep time scale to suggest alterity as inherent within the nation’s foundational… read more here.
Keywords: ishiguro buried; geographies kazuo; medieval geographies; navigating wonder ... See more keywords