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Kazuo Ishiguro: roaring giant or sleeping dragon? – books podcast

Written By Unknown on Monday, December 28, 2015 | 5:14 AM

John Crace boils down The Buried Giant and asks whether this genre-bending quest novel is destined for the halls of glory or the mists of forgetfulness

John Crace takes a satirical look at Ishiguro’s latest novel The Buried Giant, squeezing this tale of an elderly couple journeying across a mythical landscape into just 600 words. Critics Robert McCrum and Alex Clark explore the controversy that greeted the Booker-winning novelist’s adventure into the realm of fantasy and discuss whether it stands comparison with his earlier work.

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