In fact, Ishiguro wouldn’t return to Japan until three years after this novel’s publication. This second novel, like his first published four years before, centers around Japanese characters however, the style reflects those of his contemporaries in the British literary world of the 1980s. During his early years, his reading and writing were more influenced by British writers than Japanese ones.
He was brought up with Japanese cultural values, but his relationship with Japan is complex. And as with many other literary novels, there are no easy answers when confronting such questions.īorn of Japanese parents, Ishiguro moved to the U.K. Pride in one’s art is usually encouraged, but what if one’s art supported a cause or a thought process that’s no longer in favor or that has even become denigrated? Is the art to be thrown out completely as suspect, or can one admire the skill and technique of the artist, while questioning the themes represented? This is one of the main themes of An Artist of the Floating World.
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