Bibliograph

My twentieth century evening and other small breakthroughs, Nobel Lecture delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017, Kazuo Ishiguro

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My twentieth century evening and other small breakthroughs, Nobel Lecture delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017, Kazuo Ishiguro

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

speeches

Main title

My twentieth century evening and other small breakthroughs

Responsibility statement

Kazuo Ishiguro

Series statement

Nobel lecture

Sub title

Nobel Lecture delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017

Summary

Delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017, My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Kazuo Ishiguro. A generous and hugely insightful biographical sketch, it explores his relationship with his homeland of Japan, reflections on his own novels and an insight into some of his inspirations, from the worlds of writing, music and film. Ending with a rallying call for the ongoing importance of literature in the world, it is a characteristically thoughtful and moving piece

Target audience

adult

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