The Buried Giant [Paperback]

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novelThe Remains of the Daycomes a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory.
 
In post-Arthurian Britain, the wars that once raged between the Saxons and the Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven't seen in years. And, because a strange mist has caused mass amnesia throughout the land, they can scarcely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphan charge, and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share. By turns savage, suspenseful, and intensely moving,The Buried Giantis a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory.“Spectacular. . . .The Buried Gianthas the clear ring of legend, as graceful, original and humane as anything Ishiguro has written.” —The Washington Post

“An exceptional novel. . . . The Buried Giant does what important books do: It remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave.” —Neil Gaiman,The New York Times Book Review

“Lush and thrilling, rolling the gothic, fantastical, political, and philosophical into one.” —The New Republic

“Mesmerizing. . . . A provocative, multilayered mosaic. . . . Lifetimes of myth, allegory, and epic discoveries are contained within.” —The Christian Science Monitor 

“A literary tour de force so unassuming that you don't realize until the last page that you're reading a masterpiece.” —USA Today

“Splendid. . . . Excellent. . . .The Buried Giant is a simple and powerful tale of love, aging and loss.” —The Wall Street Journal
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