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A conversation with Kazuo Ishiguro on latest novel Klara and the Sun

Apr 11, 2021

It’s a question that’s intrigued Kazuo Ishiguro since he started writing. When told his latest novel, Klara and the Sun (Knopf), lingers long after its final pages, he wants to know why...

A conversation with Kazuo Ishiguro on latest novel Klara and the Sun

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