MA Part 1, Semester II Paper 107: The Twentieth Century Literature: From World War II to the End of the Century

1. Narrative Technique in
Selected Novels by Kazuo
Ishiguro

2. Name: Divya Sheta
MA Part I, Semester II
Topic : Narrative Technique in Selected Novels by Kazuo
Ishiguro
Paper no.107: The Twentieth Century Literature: From World
War-II to the End of the Century
Subject Code: 22400
Enrollment Number: 4069206420210033
Mail Address : divyasheta@gmail.com
Submitted to : S.B.Gardi Department of
English,MK Bhavanagar University.
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3. Three Novels by Kazuo Ishiguro
● A Pale View of Hills (1982)
● An Artist of the Floating World (1986)
● The Remains of the Day (1989)
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4. A Pale View of Hills
There are two different time levels
Narrative present and narrative
past.Etsuko’s narrative present is set in
England in the early 1980s, during the time
after Etsuko learns the news of Keiko’s
suicide. Niki, her younger daughter of her
second British husband, comes to visit on
‘a mission’ to reassure that Etsuko is not
responsible for Keiko’s death.
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5. An Artist of the Floating World
Reverse and Foreshadowing.
Previous conversation.
Memory lapses or uncertainty
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6. The Remains of the Day
The voice of Stevens, whose
memories provide the novel's text.
The entire book is his account of
the past and present, which gives
the reader a distinct impression of
his character.
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Similarity:
First Person Narration - Etsuko, Masuji Ono,
Bridge of Past and Present
Uncertainty
Loops of Memory
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Work Citation
Mambrol, Nasrullah. “Analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Novels.” Literary Theory and
Criticism, 7 Apr. 2019, literariness.org/2019/04/07/analysis-of-kazuo-ishiguros-
novels/.
"Novels for Students. . Encyclopedia.com. 28 Mar. 2022 .” Encyclopedia.com,
Encyclopedia.com, 12 Apr. 2022, www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-
magazines/remains-
day#:~:text=First%2DPerson%20Narration,distinct%20impression%20of%20his%20c
haracter.
Wekipidia. 27 April 2006. Image. 12 April 2022.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pale_View_of_Hills#/media/File:KazuoIshiguro_AP
aleViewOfHills.jpg>.
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