Contemporary ยท Novel
An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro. A major work by Kazuo Ishiguro exploring memory, duty, identity; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1986
- Origin
- Britain / Japan
- Era
- Contemporary
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Kazuo Ishiguro exploring memory, duty, identity; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.