When We Were Orphans
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When We Were Orphans is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that blends mystery and psychological drama as it follows an English detective revisiting his childhood in Shanghai to uncover the truth about his parents’ disappearance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthplace | Nagasaki, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Never Let Me Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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historical novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571205622 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryAwardNomination | Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Christopher Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous treatment of memory and reality
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blending detective fiction with psychological exploration ⓘ |
| partOf | Kazuo Ishiguro bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Unconsoled NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Second Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood trauma
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colonialism ⓘ displacement ⓘ identity ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ unreliable memory ⓘ war ⓘ |
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