An Imagological Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans
This paper focuses on the analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans from an imagological point of view. The storyline follows the life of a prominent British detective in his endeavour to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearances from their family home in Hong Kong. The images proj...
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| description | This paper focuses on the analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans from an
imagological point of view. The storyline follows the life of a prominent British detective in his
endeavour to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearances from their family home in Hong
Kong. The images projected by the narrative reflect the centre of the empire in transition, with an
accent on the reversal of the classical standpoints of characters, and a colony struggling to cope with
the horrors of war as well as a change in vassality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5e0b3580ce54be2aeb6a88acb50a06e2022-12-22T02:26:22ZengCasa Cărții de ȘtiințăCultural Intertexts2393-06242393-10782015-06-0136271An Imagological Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were OrphansAndreea IONESCU0Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, RomaniaThis paper focuses on the analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans from an imagological point of view. The storyline follows the life of a prominent British detective in his endeavour to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearances from their family home in Hong Kong. The images projected by the narrative reflect the centre of the empire in transition, with an accent on the reversal of the classical standpoints of characters, and a colony struggling to cope with the horrors of war as well as a change in vassality. https://b00e8ea91c.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/4fb470e8cbb34a32a0dc1701f8d7322d/200000256-b1f8eb1f90/62-71%20Ionescu%20-%20An%20Imagological%20Reading%20of%20Kazuo%20Ishiguro%E2%80%99s%20When%20We%20Were%20Orphans.pdfimagologyidentityothernessnational characterjapanishiguro |
| spellingShingle | Andreea IONESCU An Imagological Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans Cultural Intertexts imagology identity otherness national character japan ishiguro |
| title | An Imagological Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans |
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| title_short | An Imagological Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s When We Were Orphans |
| title_sort | imagological reading of kazuo ishiguro s when we were orphans |
| topic | imagology identity otherness national character japan ishiguro |
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