Knopf, 2015 - Fiction - 317 pages 19 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified From the author. To me that is so insulting, it reflects such thoughtless prejudice, that I had to write this piece in response. The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro Alfred A. “It appears that the author takes the word for an insult. Le Guin, who has been a champion of the fantasy genre for decades, was not amused. Ishiguro continued, “Are they going to say this is fantasy?” The acidic post was a reaction to an interview Ishiguro gave to the New York Times in which the author rhetorically asked: “Will readers follow me into this? Will they understand what I’m trying to do, or will they be prejudiced against the surface elements?” The book includes a dragon, a mysterious boatman, an evil monk and Sir Gawain of Athurian legend. Ishiguro’s 2015 foray into fantasy, The Buried Giant, takes place in a mythical post-Arthurian England afflicted by a mysterious mist that clouds inhabitants’ long-term memories. Le Guin left little doubt which side she was on. Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel “The Buried Giant” has so far garnered mixed reactions from critics, with some praising the author for his foray into fantasy, and others finding the result “misbegotten.” In a blog post published yesterday, fantasy legend Ursula K.
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