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When We Were Orphans

When We Were Orphans

Historical FictionLiterary Fiction
Pages
320
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1930s London, celebrated detective Christopher Banks is haunted by a childhood mystery: the disappearance of his parents in Shanghai. He returns to the city of his youth, seeking answers that blur the lines between memory and reality. This novel explores the enduring impact of loss and the search for truth.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicNostalgicMysteriousReflective
Unreliable NarratorQuest

Genres

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller Crime Psychology

About the author

K
Kazuo Ishiguro

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro OBE FRSA FRSL (/kæˈzuːoʊ ˌɪʃɪˈɡʊəroʊ, ˈkæzuoʊ -/ kaz-OO-oh ISH-ig-OOR-oh, KAZ-oo-oh -⁠; born 8 November 1954) is an English novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most critically-acclaimed and praised contemporary fiction authors writing in English, being awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its 2017 citation, the Swedish Academ...

Characters

Christopher BanksProtagonist
All characters in When We Were Orphans