(here is biography #1 and biography #2)
I also found an interview with Ishiguro talking about Never Let Me Go and himself.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
About Kazuo Ishiguro
As I was reading the book I realized I knew nothing about Kazuo Ishiguro, the author of Never Let Me Go, so I decided to do a little research on him to see how the book may connect to his other books and/or himself. I found two short biographies on him and found them to be compelling. I guess now the question I might want to explore is, how does his other books or himself connect to Never Let Me Go? One aspect of Ishiguro I found surprising was that many of his books were set in a time of war, whereas Never Let Me Go is not. Never Let Me Go contains very different themes from the themes of his other works. One common theme mentioned in one of the biographies, is the theme of self-identity or a struggle in finding your purpose. Kathy and the other students all struggle to find their purpose and in the end they all accept their future. This pattern of struggling with imperfections and then going to accept those imperfections or struggles is present throughout Never Let Me Go and many of his other books.
(here is biography #1 and biography #2)
I also found an interview with Ishiguro talking about Never Let Me Go and himself.
(here is biography #1 and biography #2)
I also found an interview with Ishiguro talking about Never Let Me Go and himself.
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After reading both of those biographies, I can see where Ishiguro's inspiration for Hailsham came from, as he lived in England and went to a primary school there. I also found it interesting that he took a gap year between school and university, as it reminds me of how Kathy and the other students go to Hailsham and then take a couple of "gap years" at the Cottages before becoming carers and then donors.
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