Wolverhampton Literature Festival: Kazuo Ishiguro, Perspectives from Japan

This event invites critics from Japan to give their culturally specific perspective on one of the finest and most loved writers of or time: Kazuo Ishiguro.  Which Japanese literature, cinema and the culture have had a formative impact on Ishiguro’s authorship?  How Japanese is Ishiguro anyway? Whilst Motoko Sugano will show war paintings that informed Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World, other scholars will offer unique insights into the imaginary worlds of Ishiguro.

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting the Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Kazuo Ishiguro conference on Saturday 1 February.

Date: Friday 31 January 2020
Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Venue: Wolverhampton Art Gallery – Contemporary Gallery
Price: Free   / BOOK HERE 

The Ishiguro Songbook on 1 February:

The Ishiguro Songbook with Dana Lyn, David Driver, and an ensemble orchestra featuring Wolverhampton musicians will be taking place on Saturday 1 February.  In this unique show, American musician/composers Dana Lyn and David Driver perform their musical exploration of Kazuo Ishiguro’s work.