The Buried Giant (work by 2017 Nobel Prize Winner Kazuo Ishiguro)
About This Novel
In England in the sixth century AD, the war between the native Britons and the Saxon invaders seemed to have come to an end - peace had come to this land, and the two groups lived side by side and lived together peacefully for decades. But at the same time, a strange "fog of forgetfulness" fills the valleys of England, swallowing up the memories of the villagers and making their lives seem like a meaningless daydream. An elderly British couple wanted to find their son who was still vaguely in their minds before their memory was completely lost, so they hurriedly embarked on an arduous journey. They are eager to let the fog dissipate, eager to regain the loving memories of their lifelong companionship - but this quiet fog conceals a dark and bloody past, that is, a giant who was buried decades ago by King Arthur of the British people in a way that goes against ideals. A mysterious Saxon warrior comes to this seemingly peaceful valley with a mission. What secret motives are hidden behind his humble appearance? Will his mission bring to this country an olive branch of forgiveness or a sword and fire of revenge? Gawain, King Arthur's last knight, is determined to protect the king's legacy with his life, because protecting it means protecting the final peace. Memory and forgiveness, revenge and peace, the fate of the four people are inevitably intertwined, and there is only one ending.
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Official(77)Scraped 12d ago
It was also a coincidence that I read Kazuo Ishiguro's work. At that time, I found it on a Japanese bookshelf and thought it should be placed on a British literature bookshelf. Later I learned that the author had settled in England since childhood.
I want to ask
Xunxin, why do you charge this money?
Is it because of the original work or the translation? It feels so verbose. Especially in the front, it sounds like the babble of two Alzheimer's patients.
The sleeping giant may be memory, but also the history of a nation and a country Turning over the scrolls of history will make us feel resentful, but in fact, it is because it is the reason why we live. Whether it is love or friendship, it will be taken away by death and then start over again. Maybe this is the sleeping giant: life Finally, I personally think the reason why this book won the Nobel Prize It can allow everyone to wake up their sleeping selves, right?
It's good to read, but only a few people have read the work that won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Nobel Prize Real Water
In the medieval era of collective amnesia, King Arthur's last knight and the surviving old dragon embark on a thrilling journey to rediscover their memories. Kazuo Ishiguro has many "containers" of novels in different forms, and you will never guess which one he will take out next time. The cloak of a magical story is still the core of the theme of memory. Under the metaphorical narrative that is not difficult to understand, it leads to an intriguing speculation: if memory brings pain, should we continue to forget it? It's a pity that the change in form has replaced the slow and quiet writing style with a slow rhythm and poor classical drama-style dialogue. This time the "container" is really incompetent and a bit disappointing overall.
buried memories
I understand the title of the book as: The Buried Giant is a forgotten memory. There are two kinds of memories, memories of happiness and beauty, and memories of pain and hatred. Throughout the book, I felt that two kinds of memories were entangled and intertwined. The memory of hatred between the two races and the memory of love between the two old people were both taken away by the mist breathed out by the dragon. The clue throughout the story is the process of two people searching for lost memories for their own purposes. You can feel the hatred firsthand. I can also understand the pain that happy memories bring to people, but this contradictory entanglement makes people feel uncertain. Perhaps the author's last sentence: Goodbye, my only true love, is it a true confession of happiness, or a murmur of parting? Just like a samurai slaying a dragon, but is it really what he wants to bring to people!
To remember or to forget, the story gives us an ending at the end
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Official(77)Scraped 12d ago
It was also a coincidence that I read Kazuo Ishiguro's work. At that time, I found it on a Japanese bookshelf and thought it should be placed on a British literature bookshelf. Later I learned that the author had settled in England since childhood.
I want to ask
Xunxin, why do you charge this money?
Is it because of the original work or the translation? It feels so verbose. Especially in the front, it sounds like the babble of two Alzheimer's patients.
The sleeping giant may be memory, but also the history of a nation and a country Turning over the scrolls of history will make us feel resentful, but in fact, it is because it is the reason why we live. Whether it is love or friendship, it will be taken away by death and then start over again. Maybe this is the sleeping giant: life Finally, I personally think the reason why this book won the Nobel Prize It can allow everyone to wake up their sleeping selves, right?
It's good to read, but only a few people have read the work that won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Nobel Prize Real Water
In the medieval era of collective amnesia, King Arthur's last knight and the surviving old dragon embark on a thrilling journey to rediscover their memories. Kazuo Ishiguro has many "containers" of novels in different forms, and you will never guess which one he will take out next time. The cloak of a magical story is still the core of the theme of memory. Under the metaphorical narrative that is not difficult to understand, it leads to an intriguing speculation: if memory brings pain, should we continue to forget it? It's a pity that the change in form has replaced the slow and quiet writing style with a slow rhythm and poor classical drama-style dialogue. This time the "container" is really incompetent and a bit disappointing overall.
buried memories
I understand the title of the book as: The Buried Giant is a forgotten memory. There are two kinds of memories, memories of happiness and beauty, and memories of pain and hatred. Throughout the book, I felt that two kinds of memories were entangled and intertwined. The memory of hatred between the two races and the memory of love between the two old people were both taken away by the mist breathed out by the dragon. The clue throughout the story is the process of two people searching for lost memories for their own purposes. You can feel the hatred firsthand. I can also understand the pain that happy memories bring to people, but this contradictory entanglement makes people feel uncertain. Perhaps the author's last sentence: Goodbye, my only true love, is it a true confession of happiness, or a murmur of parting? Just like a samurai slaying a dragon, but is it really what he wants to bring to people!
To remember or to forget, the story gives us an ending at the end
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