When You’ve Only Got Four Books Left

Elissa Bassist bio ↓ · May 4th, 2009 · filed under books

“Bathetic self-deception, and unfulfilled dreams–a lament to passing time, and life not working out quite as one had hoped–have been the defining themes of almost all Ishiguro’s work. They are, on the face of it, puzzling preoccupations for one of Britain’s most successful writers.” An interview with Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Elissa Bassist edits the Funny Women column. Visit www.elissabassist.com for more literary, feminist, and personal criticism. Or just follow her on Twitter. More from this author →

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