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Description edit
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Christopher Banks: Narrator and protagonist of the story.
- Sarah Hemmings: An ambitious woman who loves to be with celebrities.
- Akira: Christopher's Japanese childhood friend and neighbour.
- Uncle Philip: A former lodger at Christopher's childhood residence in Shanghai. Not Christopher's real uncle.
- Jennifer: An orphaned British girl. Adopted by Christopher.
- Sir Cecil: An esteemed soldier
- Ling Tien: Akira's servant when he was a boy
- Mr. Macdonald: One of Christopher's hosts during his investigation in Shanghai
- Mei Li: Christopher's amah growing up
- Mr. Grayson: Christopher's host in Shanghai
- Byatt: Add a description of this character.
- Wang Ku: A Chinese Warlord
- Belinda
- Osboume: A school friend of Christopher's
- Chen
- Miss Givens: Jenny's companion
- Etsuko: Akira's sister
- Diana: Christopher's mother
- Osbourne
- Lady Beaton: Introduces Christopher to Jenny
- Aldra
- Mimi Johnson: A singer
- Mr. Anderson
- Inspector Kung: Renowned inspector in Shanghai when Christopher was a boy
- Puffin: Christopher's childhood nickname
First Sentence edit
It was the Summer of 1923, the summer I came down from Cambridge, when despite my aunt's wishes that I return to Shropshire, I decided my future lay in the capital and took up a small flat at Number 14b Bedford Gardens in Kensington.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kazuo Ishiguro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-571-20562-3
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-571-20562-3
Page Count: 368
Awards edit
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2000, Shortlist)
- Whitbread Book Award (Finalist, 2000: Novel, Shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828'.914
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