Kazuo Ishiguro on Klara and the Sun

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to us about the surprising origins of his new novel, Klara and the Sun, available here: bit.ly/387vG0d
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Komentáře • 52

  • @notconvinced2204
    @notconvinced2204 Před 2 lety +138

    This was the first book by Kazuo Ishiguro that I read. I just finished 10 minutes ago and I immediately came here to find some level of solace. I was left with so many emotions and feelings and questions. I want to talk to someone else who has read this book so badly. Im dropping my entire TBR and getting Never Let Me Go asap.

    • @JessieJoystick
      @JessieJoystick Před 2 lety +4

      Hi, I also just finished the book and came here, with so many questions XD

    • @jRegiii
      @jRegiii Před 2 lety +12

      I read Never Let Me Go earlier this year and then I finished Klara and the Sun yesterday, and as I own most of his novels, I immediately picked up A Pale View of Hills, because he's amazing and I want to read everything he's ever written asap.

    • @gueromundo
      @gueromundo Před 2 lety +6

      Same experience for me! I read Klara and the Sun because I was interested in AI and was left with sooo many emotions I never get from novels. Have you had the chance to read Never Let Me Go? I found I enjoyed it even more! It's been a month and it's still "haunting" me.

    • @anahhungria
      @anahhungria Před 2 lety +5

      Klara and the Sun is one of the best books that I have ever read

    • @tracesprite6078
      @tracesprite6078 Před 2 lety +2

      Never Let Me Go was made into one of the saddest films I have ever seen. Remains of the Day has also been made into a wistful film.

  • @pienpakvis6118
    @pienpakvis6118 Před 3 lety +80

    He is a Nobel Prize winner, gifted in compelling story-telling. He creates an emotional, visual experience in the mind of his reader, and the story stays with you long after you have finished the novel.

  • @jeff-onedayatatime.2870
    @jeff-onedayatatime.2870 Před 3 lety +71

    Just finished "Klara and the Sun". Go buy it or borrow it, and read it. You won't be disappointed.

    • @siamese63
      @siamese63 Před 2 lety +6

      I was very disappointed with this book

    • @stgeorge041982
      @stgeorge041982 Před 2 lety +1

      36% of the (audiobook) way in …. CAP-TIV-ATED ! Inhaaaaling the narrative 🙌🏻❤️📚

    • @jeff-onedayatatime.2870
      @jeff-onedayatatime.2870 Před 2 lety +3

      @@siamese63 Maybe only dog people like the book. :)

    • @dresdenjackshula4940
      @dresdenjackshula4940 Před 2 lety +1

      I loved remains of the day, but if we are all being honest...I felt a talented 6th grader could written Klara and the Sun (and if they had, it might have had more heart and meaning to it). Never Let Me Go was also stellar, also making it so startling that the same author could write something so completely devoid of meaning or passion.

    • @jeff-onedayatatime.2870
      @jeff-onedayatatime.2870 Před 2 lety +3

      @@dresdenjackshula4940 I would compare Klara and the Sun with Bach's Prelude in C Major from the Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, which, some would think, a talented 6th grader could write.

  • @sandraseldon6734
    @sandraseldon6734 Před 2 lety +29

    A really good book is not forgotten easily. I read this six months ago but remember certain parts that left an impression on me. Klara sitting on the park bench in the Sun at the end. It is difficult not feeling emotion for her. Her job is done.

    • @jm7804
      @jm7804 Před rokem +25

      She was not sitting on a park bench at the end. You need to go back and read the last 10 pages again.

  • @Ozgipsy
    @Ozgipsy Před 4 měsíci +4

    I’ve just started this. I’ve been avoiding Ishiguro since he destroyed me with Never Let Me Go.

  • @jsmcguireIII
    @jsmcguireIII Před 3 lety +35

    Amazing how this book sneaks up on you. I heard melancholy echos of Never Let Me Go.
    I will remember how Paul describing the human heart to Klara like it has endless rooms in a house, but Klara insist there is a FINITE number of rooms because it is a finite house. If true, this is a devastating revelation if you care to think about it.

  • @Hidinginyourcupboard
    @Hidinginyourcupboard Před 4 měsíci +2

    He has a point - the overwhelming sadness of the end of the Winnie the Pooh books brings me to tears.

  • @ElectroDrives
    @ElectroDrives Před rokem +7

    Immediately after finishing the book, I wasn't really too impressed initially. But, for some reason, the atmosphere and the vibe just stuck with me for months. Now, I think it was one of my favourite reading experiences so far, and I will read it again eventually!

  • @maggygwire
    @maggygwire Před 3 lety +16

    The remains of the day is one of my all time favourites. I’ve just finished Klara and the sun and it’s great.

  • @rationraw5017
    @rationraw5017 Před rokem +8

    Hi Manager❤️

  • @FriendofDorothy
    @FriendofDorothy Před 3 lety +63

    I started with" Remains of the Day" and found his style interesting so I decided to read more (the one about the older artist) and I am looking forward to reading this one as well. His books don't scream at you with drama and over the top emotion; they are more like stories in silk slippers that approach the reader with quiet and imploring grace. There is an elegance to his writing but it's not "piss elegance" and the power whispers rather than shouts.

    • @PathosConsultingGroup
      @PathosConsultingGroup Před 3 lety +4

      Did you notice that scene where the children are testing Klara and threatening to throw her is almost identical to that scene where the men are asking Stevens questions they know he doesn’t know the answer to? The difference in Klara is that Rick saves her. Unbelievably powerful moment I thought

    • @JamieLachlan
      @JamieLachlan Před 5 měsíci

      I read Remains years ago but now that you mention it, that scene left me with the same feeling. Great observation e​@evanharris9247

  • @Doooooooooooood
    @Doooooooooooood Před rokem +3

    So many questions. I dont want to spoil the book for others so I won't ask them here. But I feel a massive need to discuss this book. Ive never felt such emotional attachment to a character in a book before. Klara the A.F. This book is special. Very special.

  • @dakelasala1381
    @dakelasala1381 Před 2 lety +13

    I tried explaining the story to my family at dinner after reading. I began sobbing. Not crying. Gasping for air sobbing. Read this.
    Edit: It’s not even that sad… just started crying

    • @bwmertz
      @bwmertz Před 2 lety +2

      I just finished this book and want to say pretty much the same thing. It is so unbearably beautiful. Cried like a baby. I don't know how I'm going to make it through my work meetings today 😅

  • @SmartStr33t
    @SmartStr33t Před 3 lety +5

    The only book I've read by Ishiguro was Nocturnes - a series of short stories. I loved it so much, I'm not sure why I've never picked up another book by him.

  • @romelgonzales2754
    @romelgonzales2754 Před rokem +2

    I just bought this book the other day been reading it none stop the last few days I absolutely love this can anyone recommend similar books like this I'm new to reading

  • @safe-keeper1042
    @safe-keeper1042 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for a wonderful book.

  • @dreamsteddybearsmaster
    @dreamsteddybearsmaster Před rokem +1

    Not gonna lie, I love his voice. He's also the genius behind the novel that inspired the movie adaptation of Keira K's, Carey M and Andrew G's lesser known films!

  • @muehara9608
    @muehara9608 Před 3 lety +6

    Dear editor, Would you please upload the full interview? I want to know the rest of his comment.

  • @ashTame
    @ashTame Před 3 lety +10

    Why has the full interview disappeared?

  • @yonathanasefaw9001
    @yonathanasefaw9001 Před 3 lety +2

    What happened to the rest of the interview?

  • @tyllerayers1110
    @tyllerayers1110 Před měsícem +1

    Anyone that left a bad review of this book needs to watch this interview. I am almost kicking myself for not realizing that she was viewing the world through the lens of loneliness because that was her initial design function.. DUH

  • @mmgbtv
    @mmgbtv Před 2 lety

    Please @Alex Garland adapt this next!

  • @heathersneddon8866
    @heathersneddon8866 Před 3 lety

    Love 💘 his ✍

  • @brianjanson3498
    @brianjanson3498 Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder how well he knows Alex Garland.

  • @emanuelacomerio5334
    @emanuelacomerio5334 Před 2 lety

    Sto studiando (J am just studying). La domanda per lei, a cui non trovo risposte (my answer is). Perché lei scrive? Why do yuo write?. Why? you would perfectly think the same J suppose.

  • @musgoooo
    @musgoooo Před 3 měsíci +1

    Can anyone recommend me a book like this one?

    • @tadasaki1454
      @tadasaki1454 Před měsícem +1

      try his other book "never let me go", it gave me similiar emotions

    • @tadasaki1454
      @tadasaki1454 Před měsícem +1

      also you can look up some yoko ogawa novels

    • @musgoooo
      @musgoooo Před měsícem +1

      @@tadasaki1454 ty so much 🤍🤍

    • @tadasaki1454
      @tadasaki1454 Před měsícem

      @@musgoooo your welcome!!!

  • @christianfischer9340
    @christianfischer9340 Před 2 lety +2

    Guys....is this really an inappropriate read for 11 year olds?

    • @christianfischer9340
      @christianfischer9340 Před 2 lety +2

      @@johntaylor4726 My bilingual kids ended up reading it. They kept a reading diary. The results blew me away.