Kazuo Ishiguro On Memory, Censorship And Why Proust Is Overrated

Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel, The Buried Giant, was over a decade in the making, but unlike so many anticipated literary releases, it's no sweeping saga of century-spanning conflicts. Nor is it a painstakingly assembled retelling of his own personal history. Instead, the author describes his quiet, deeply touching story as "fable-like." Set in Arthurian Britain circa 500 A.D. -- a historical period we know little about -- it follows an old married couple that hopes to restore their lost memories, ...