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Novel · 2005

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

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Novel · 2005 · English · Contemporary

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kathy remembers an English boarding school whose pupils have a hidden purpose.

Speculative fictionPsychological novelMemoryMortalityCare

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Delayed disclosure is embedded in calm recollection. The ordinary language of care makes an exploitative system appear natural, asking why acceptance can coexist with knowledge.

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