Literary Fiction
An aging artist in post-WWII Japan reflects on his past, grappling with guilt and memory in a haunting tale.
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An aging artist in post-WWII Japan reflects on his past, grappling with guilt and memory in a haunting tale.
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Kazuo Ishiguro, the author, was born in Nagasaki in 1954, but when he was five his parents moved to England, where he was educated, so he is considered a British author. Floating World was his second novel, but Ishiguro is perhaps best known for The Remains of the Day, which won the 1989 Booker Prize.
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to relationships; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of war-related loss; no graphic violence shown.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central themes of Japanese nationalism, wartime propaganda, and post-war societal change.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief cultural references to ritual suicide; not central or graphic.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to familial conflict and societal pressure; not graphic.
Other
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