An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

• Drama
• Historical Fiction
• Literature
• Literary Fiction
• Japanese Literature
• Asian Literature

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro is a quietly powerful novel set in a Japanese city during the years following World War II. Told through the reflections of Masuji Ono, an aging painter once celebrated for his propagandist art, the story unfolds as Ono confronts his past choices while navigating the shifting values of a nation rebuilding its identity. Through subtle, unreliable narration, Ishiguro masterfully explores memory, guilt, and self-deception.

The novel examines themes of national pride, generational conflict, and the burden of complicity during wartime, making it a profound meditation on how individuals reconcile personal responsibility with historical change. With his signature restrained prose, Ishiguro invites readers to question the reliability of memory and the stories we tell ourselves to preserve our sense of honour.

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