Kazuo Ishiguro

The Best Books of 2021

The Best Books of 2021

As is PopMatters‘ ethos throughout our 22 years of publishing, there’s a strong current of feminism electrifying our picks for the Best Books of 2021.

‘Klara and the Sun’ Explores What Makes Us Tick

‘Klara and the Sun’ Explores What Makes Us Tick

‘Klara and the Sun’ is dappled with themes of personal identity and death, in one form or another.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ Is a Simple Story about Complicated Things

Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ Is a Simple Story about Complicated Things

There is nothing artificial about Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara of ‘Klara and the Sun’. That’s the tragedy and the irony of being an Artificial Friend.

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

Stacey Kent: Breakfast on the Morning Tram