The Buried Giant
core novel 2015 The Buried Giant
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.59 (119,168 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780307271037 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In Britain just after the death of King Arthur, a land shrouded by a mist that steals memory, an elderly Briton couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled country of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Their journey becomes a story of lost memories, love, revenge and war, sometimes savage and often intensely moving, from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Buried Giant
- Series: The Buried Giant core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2016: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (The Buried Giant): Kazuo Ishiguro's standalone.
Sources
- Fletcher Memorial Library catalogue: The Buried Giant (Knopf, 2015, first edition)
- Libraries Online catalogue: The Buried Giant (publisher description)
- Worlds Without End: The Buried Giant (publisher synopsis)
- SuperSummary: The Buried Giant (setting)
- Mythopoeic Society (final ballots)
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