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Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go

Poignant portrayal of love and destiny's irrevocable pull.

Recommendation: This book is a heart-wrenching exploration of the fragility of life and the bonds that hold us together. Through Kathy's gripping narration, Ishiguro crafts a story that will leave you contemplating the nature of identity, sacrifice, and the inevitability of fate. Prepare to be moved and haunted by this beautifully written tale that lingers long after you turn the last page. Perfect for those who appreciate introspective and thought-provoking literature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2005)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2006)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2006)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2005)
  • ALA Alex Award (2006)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2005)
  • Premio Novela Europea Casino de Santiago (2007)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Belletristik (2006)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro
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ISBN: 9780571258093
Authors: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Related Topics: Japanese Literature, Literature, Classics, Asian Literature, Dystopia
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 681453 readers)

Description

Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, they are taught nothing of the outside world and are allowed little contact with it. Within the grounds of Hailsham, Kathy grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but it’s only when she and her friends Ruth and Tommy leave the safe grounds of the school (as they always knew they would) that they realize the full truth of what Hailsham is. Never Let Me Go breaks through the boundaries of the literary novel. It is a gripping mystery, a beautiful love story, and also a scathing critique of human arrogance and a moral examination of how we treat the vulnerable and different in our society. In exploring the themes of memory and the impact of the past, Ishiguro takes on the idea of a possible future to create his most moving and powerful book to date.
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Poignant portrayal of love and destiny's irrevocable pull.

Recommendation: This book is a heart-wrenching exploration of the fragility of life and the bonds that hold us together. Through Kathy's gripping narration, Ishiguro crafts a story that will leave you contemplating the nature of identity, sacrifice, and the inevitability of fate. Prepare to be moved and haunted by this beautifully written tale that lingers long after you turn the last page. Perfect for those who appreciate introspective and thought-provoking literature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2005)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2006)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2006)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2005)
  • ALA Alex Award (2006)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2005)
  • Premio Novela Europea Casino de Santiago (2007)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Belletristik (2006)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.