Description
In this haunting novel, an aging couple embarks on a perilous journey across a mist-shrouded, war-torn landscape in search of a son they have not seen in years. As they traverse a land fractured by conflict and obscured by an inexplicable fog that clouds memory itself, their quest becomes a meditation on the nature of love, loss, and the burden of the past. Ishiguro weaves together elements of myth and historical fiction to explore how communities and individuals grapple with forgotten trauma and the question of whether some memories are better left buried. The narrative oscillates between intimate moments of tenderness and scenes of startling violence, creating a richly layered exploration of human resilience and the cost of survival. This masterwork from one of literature's most acclaimed voices examines whether redemption is possible when the very foundations of our shared history have been obscured by time and willful forgetting.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage Books
Published Jan 5, 2016
384 pages
ISBN: 9781101911310
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.