Tag Archives: Kazuo Ishiguro

Brexit or Never Let Me Go?

By Robin Bates | Published: February 25, 2019

Tuesday I see there is a glimmer of hope in the United Kingdom (albeit a very tiny one) as Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has dropped his opposition to a second referendum on Brexit, even though he himself supposedly wants out. This means that a possibility at least exists that Brits can reverse their catastrophic, […]

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Ishiguro Anticipated Brexit, Trump

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2017

Recently Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro anticipated the return of tribal hatreds in the developed world.

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The “Buried Giant” of Fascism Stirs

By Robin Bates | Published: January 4, 2017

Kazuo Ishiguro’s fantasy novel “The Buried Giant” works as a fairy tale parable of the shakiness of the European Union and the rise of rightwing parties.

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Doctors Need Lit To Stay Human

By Robin Bates | Published: August 30, 2016

A doctor argues that continuous reading of literature is essential to keep doctors balanced and to help them deal with the problems that come with the profession.

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