The Buried Giant
Mar 2015 · Faber & Faber
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*Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available *
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
'A beautiful fable with a hard message at its core . . . There won't, I suspect, be a more important work of fiction published this year.' The Times
'An exceptional novel . . . The Buried Giant does what important books do: it remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave.' New York Times Book Review
'A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget.' Observer
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
'A beautiful fable with a hard message at its core . . . There won't, I suspect, be a more important work of fiction published this year.' The Times
'An exceptional novel . . . The Buried Giant does what important books do: it remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave.' New York Times Book Review
'A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget.' Observer
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4.4
71 reviews
Charmaine Ho
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9 May 2015
Beautifully written with a simplicity that belies the carefully scripted layers that make up this story. The reader is kept in as much suspense as the characters themselves, as they slowly rediscover and remember the events that crafted their identities. It's been a long time since i've enjoyed an Ishiguro work this much. Be forewarned: This is not a fantasical, Arthurian tale. Anyone who is looking forward to dragon slaying knights and lots of witchery thrown in will be sorely disappointed.
12 people found this review helpful
Marjorie De'Ath
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28 June 2016
Love and loyalty; belief,superstition,intolerance,and hate;. the benefits of forgetting and the perils of remembering. Relevance or just a good story? Find It here.
38 people found this review helpful
William Scott
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13 April 2015
Definitely worth reading, interesting story line, the characters well drawn, especially Axl & Beatrice. The story line was really well interwoven with the legend of Arthur. Shame it ended.
6 people found this review helpful
About the author
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His nine works of fiction have earned him many honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over fifty languages and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold over a million copies in Faber editions. He received a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.
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