Who described "The Remains of the Day" as Ishiguro's masterpiece?
Salman Rushdie
Margaret Atwood
Ian McEwan
Stephen King
Answer
Salman Rushdie described "The Remains of the Day" as Ishiguro's masterpiece. He wrote in The New York Review of Books that it is "one of the most beautiful and compassionate novels of our time, a novel about the search for love and dignity in a world that has lost both." Rushdie praised Ishiguro's "stunningly beautiful prose" and his "unflinching gaze at the human condition."
The Enigma of Kazuo Ishiguro: A Literary Journey through the Nobel Laureate's Works
More Questions
For which film was Ishiguro nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2022?
What kind of tone are Ishiguro's first two novels recognised for?
What is Ishiguro's full Japanese name?
Apart from his novels, what other literary form is Ishiguro known for?
Which of Ishiguro's novels was also adapted into a film in 1993?
Subscribe Now!
Learn something
new everyday
Playing quizzes is free! We send 1 quiz every week to your inbox