![]() His art works were powerful enough to become a reason for the second world war. Knowingly or unknowingly, Ono turns into a propaganda artist. ![]() After working with Master Takeda and Mori-San, he meets Matsuda, a Nationalist who pushes Ono to create Art addressing the social and political problems prevailing in the Japan at that time. Later, Ono moves to a different city and achieves his dream of becoming an artist. He burnt all of Ono’s art work, trying to kill his dreams. ![]() While growing up, Ono’s father did not like his artistic ambitions. Masuji Ono is a retired artist, who lives with his old memories and sometimes regrets about his past. In this summary, I will try to put things in place for the better understanding of the reader. The story constantly moves from present to past and past to present, which makes it a little confusing at times. The main protagonist of this book is Masuji Ono, who is narrating the story to us. Click here to read a very brief description on Japan’s position in World War II.Īn Artist of the Floating World is a work of fiction based on the war memories. The world war II happened from 1939 and lasted until 1945. ![]() The background of the story is set in the times of post world war II. ![]() Home » Reading » An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro: Book Summary An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro: Book Summary ReadingĪn Artist of the Floating World is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro which was first published in the year 1986. ![]()
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