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Michael Maloney
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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England, 1930s: Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, when he was a small boy.
Moving between London and Shanghai of the interwar years, When We Were Orphans is a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return.
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- De Luphiwo en 02-03-24
De: Kazuo Ishiguro
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An Artist of the Floating World
- De: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 329
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 283
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 280
This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel.
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2 out of 5 stars
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An incongruous reader
- De Emeritus en 11-03-17
De: Kazuo Ishiguro
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When We Were Orphans
- De: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 844
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 645
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 642
Christopher Banks, an English boy born in early-20th-century Shanghai, is orphaned at age nine when both his mother and father disappear under suspicious circumstances. He grows up to become a renowned detective, and more than 20 years later, returns to Shanghai to solve the mystery of the disappearances.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just short of 5 stars
- De Everett Leiter en 05-26-06
De: Kazuo Ishiguro
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre When We Were Orphans
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- perspective
- 03-21-15
Nostalgic and alluring!
If you could sum up When We Were Orphans in three words, what would they be?
Nostalgic, journey, contentment.
What did you like best about this story?
The depth in the Narrator. The narrative, shows that he is merely, human. confused, most and sometimes wrong.
What does Michael Maloney bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His use of accents and dialects develops the other characters but mostly his voice as Christopher shows a vulnerability and arrogance, which helps in developing his character.
If you could take any character from When We Were Orphans out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Jenny, the other orphan, who plays a minor yet vital role.
Any additional comments?
This book is a must read or listen. It is exquisitely written. Kazou Ishiguro is becoming one of my favourite authors.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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- robin shaw
- 06-13-23
Connected moments over time
This is a book, an experience even, where vivid moments of childhood, love, career, and family connect over time, illustrating life’s turning points, choices both good and bad.
The descriptions of wartime unpleasantness were more long-winded than necessary, but they were I suppose a valid part of the whole.
Read superbly with feeling.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Kim Lokøy
- 05-27-23
Loved it so much.
A story I got totally lost in. If ever becomming a film I hope it will respect the authors amazing art of story telling.
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- Anna Jane Grantham
- 10-23-23
Fascinating historical fiction
Ishiguro is a genius. I realised this was one of few of his works I hadn't already read and decided to listen to it through audible.
I've been traveling into work with my mind immersed in 1940s Shanghai, following our protagonist, Christopher, as he searches for his missing parents. What a way to breathe colour into your commute!
Ishiguro's characters are complex, human, and flawed. I've been both entertained and educated as I learnt about the opium trade in the far East.
Well worth the time.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Don's Love
- 09-06-24
performance!
The performer made the story come to life. I will definitely look for him when I choose other books.
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- William Snypes
- 02-02-25
Fever Dream
I liked the story of the protagonist growing up in Shanghai and England. I did not like the story of him looking for his parents in Shanghai. It was so illogical that I finally decided that it had to be some type of dream. It wasn't.
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- Helen C.
- 03-22-25
A Pleasant Surprise that Lingers
The book appears initially mundane but skillfully comes together. The early seemingly mundane elements all have a ultimately play a part in the story. Then it stays with the reader long after the end.
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-22
Boring
Story is quite boring and characters are dull. I have no idea why this book is written.
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