The 3 best books by Kazuo Ishiguro, the new Nobel Prize in Literature

As you are sure you are already aware, yesterday he was awarded the prestigious award Literature Nobel to japanese Kazuo Ishiguro. We wrote you a short article in which we mentioned a bit of his life and work. If you haven't read it yet, you can do it here. Today, however, we take a step further, and try to bring you a little closer to his literary career, or at least part of it. We tell you what we think they areThe 3 best books by Kazuo Ishiguro.

If you have not read anything of his yet and you are not aware of the type of literature that this author makes, it would be a great idea to start with these 3 books. Do you cheer up with some fiction?

"Never abandon me" - Editorial Anagrama

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This book was published on April 18, 2006 by Editorial Anagrama. Is considerate Kazuo Ishiguro's best book by literary criticism. Next, we leave you with the synopsis of it.

Synopsis

At first glance, the boys who study at Hailsham boarding school are like any other group of teenagers. They play sports, or have art classes where their teachers are dedicated to stimulating their creativity. It is a hermetic world, where the pupils have no other contact with the outside world than Madame, as they call the woman who comes to take away the most interesting works of adolescents, perhaps for an art gallery or a museum. Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were wards at Hailsham and they were also a love triangle. And now, Kathy K. allows herself to remember how she and her friends, her lovers, gradually discovered the truth. The reader of this splendid novel, gothic utopia, will discover that in Hailsham everything is a representation where young actors do not know that they are, nor do they know that they are nothing more than the terrible secret of the good health of a society.

If you like science fiction and you want to start getting to know this Nobel Prize in Literature in literary terms, this is the first book that we recommend. In addition, its number of pages (360) makes it quite affordable to read in a short time.

"The remains of the day" - Editorial Anagrama

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This novel by Kazuo Ishiguro had a Film adaptation in 1993 directed by James Ivory. However, its publication was in 1989 and it obtained the Booker Award.

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«Nocturnos» - Editorial Anagrama

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This is the author's first book of stories, where he gathers a total of five stories where music and bohemian charm mix. If you are more of short stories than novels, this book may be perfect for you.

Synopsis

En "The melodic singer", a guitarist by trade recognizes an American vocalist and together they learn a lesson about the different value of the past. On Come Rain or Come Shine, a maniac-depressive is humiliated at the home of an old progressive couple who have passed into the yuppie phase. The musician of "Malvern Hills" his mediocrity shines through when he prepares an album in the shadow of John Elgar. On "Night" a saxophonist meets an old variety artist. In "Cellists", a young cello prodigy meets a mysterious woman who helps him perfect his technique. The five shuffle elements that are common in the author: the confrontation of the promises of youth and the disappointments of time, the mystery of the other, ambiguous endings and without catharsis. And the music, intimately related to the life and work of the author.

A book also to read in a short time, like the previous two, since it only has a total of 256 pages.

With which of these three books that we present here will you start your literary journey to meet this new Nobel Prize in Literature? If you already know him and have some of his books, which one is your favorite?