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An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is An Artist of the Floating World about?
SUMMARY:WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his house repairs, his two grown daughters and his grandson, and his evenings drinking with old associates in quiet lantern-lit bars. His should be a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to the past - to a life and a career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism - a dark shadow begins to grow over his serenity.
Who reads An Artist of the Floating World?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780571225361
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (10,903 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14