09 May 2005

Shanghai

Early-nineteenth century Shanghai - backdrop of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'When We Were Orphans ' - The narration style is really rambling...but in a nice way...
Some more reminders of the book :
Puffin
International Settlement
opium wars
child games
childhood memories
Akira

Book Listing :
Pale View of Hills (1982)
An Artist of the Floating World (1986)
The Remains of the Day (1989)
The Unconsoled (1995). - unfinished..
When We Were Orphans (2000) - check - ****

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