E – Kazuo Ishiguro – Articles and Interviews
A summary of articles about Kazuo Ishiguro and interviews with him. This is not a comprehensive list but will be updated as information becomes available.
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In Books:
No, Not Bloomsbury by Malcolm Bradbury (Andre Deutsch, 1987 ISBN: 0-233-98013-X)
A collection of Bradbury’s critical writings. Includes the chapter “The Floating World” about Ishiguro’s first two novels.
The Brick Reader ed. Spalding & Ondaatje (Coach House Press, 1991 ISBN: 0-889-10384-4)
A collection of writings from the Toronto literary magazine The Brick including ‘Ishiguro in Toronto’ by Suanne Kelman.
More Writers & Company by Eleanor Wachtel (Knopf Canada, 1997 ISBN: 978-0-394-28169-8)
A collection of interviews from the CBC radio programme Writers & Company. Includes an interview with Ishiguro from June 1995.
Writing For Your Life #3 ed. by Sybil Steinberg & Jonathan Bing (Pushcart Press, 1997 ISBN: 1-888889-02-0)
Fifty Five interviews with authors including one with Kazuo Ishiguro from 16th September 1995.
Kazuo Ishiguro by Cynthia Wong (Northcote, 2000 – 3rd edition 2019 ISBN: 978-1-7869-4189-3)
From the Writers & Their Work series. The third edition covers all of Ishiguro’s works up until The Buried Giant.
Making An Elephant by Graham Swift (Picador, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-330-45101-7)
A collection of short pieces which includes “Buying a Guitar With Ish” followed by a short interview by the author with Kazuo Ishiguro.
Kazuo Ishiguro: Contemporary Critical Perspectives (Continuum, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8264-9724-6)
A collection of critical essays on Ishiguro’s works including his screenplays. The preface is by Haruki Murakami and includes an interview with Ishiguro.
The Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro by Matthew Beedham (Red Globe Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-230-51746-2)
A critical review of Ishiguro’s first six novels.
Facticity, Poverty & Clones: On Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go by Brian Willems (Atropos, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9825309-7-9)
A detailed study of Never Let Me Go.
Two-World Literature by Rebecca Suter (University of Hawai’i Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8248-8237-2)
A study of Ishiguro’s early novels.
How To Read A Novelist by John Freeman (Corsair, UK 2013 ISBN: 978-1-47210-937-8)
A collection of author interviews. The interview with Ishiguro on pages 91-96 is from February 2005.
Novelists in the New Millennium: Conversations with Writers (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-230-23824-4)
Interviews with eight British writers including Kazuo Ishiguro.
Writers in Conversation with Christopher Bigsby: Volume Seven (Boiler House Press, 2018 ISBN: 978-1-911343-52-3
Interviews with 18 writers including a 16 page interview with Kazuo Ishiguro from 11 October, 2017.
Talk Talk : Interviews with Writers by Allan Vorda (TCU Press, 2022 ISBN: 978-0-87565-792-9)
Interviews with 27 writers including one with Kazuo Ishiguro from April 1990.
The Cambridge Companion To Kazuo Ishiguro (Cambridge University Press, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-108-82202-2)
A collection of scholarly essays on Ishiguro. Includes a comprehensive list of critical works.
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In Magazines & Journals:
Books & Bookmen – March 1986
‘Sydenham, Mon Amour’ by Christopher Tookey.
New York Times Magazine – 29 April 1990
‘Between Two Worlds’ – Ishiguro interviewed by Bill Bryson on pages 38-44 and 80.
Mississippi Review – Volume 20 Numbers 1&2 (1991)
‘An Interview With Kazuo Ishiguro’ by Allan Vorda & Kim Herzinger.
Sunday Times Magazine – 30 April 1995
‘Bookered! What Kazuo Ishiguro Did Next’ by Brian Appleyard.
The Guardian Weekend Magazine – 25 March 2000
Cover photo and article ‘Between Two Worlds’.
The Tatler, UK – April 2000
Interview about When We Were Orphans on pages 46-48.
Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine – March 2001
Cover story ‘Kazuo Ishiguro: Harmony & Confrontation’ by Dena McDuffie.
Telegraph Magazine 24-05-2003
A photo feature on writers’ rooms, including Ishiguro’s office.
Tatler – March 2005
‘Ish of the Day’ by Geordie Greig.
The Review of Contemporary Fiction – Spring 2005
‘Kazuo Ishiguro’ by Wai-chew Sim.
Areté 17 (2005)
‘Slave Ish: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Fiction’ by Alexander Nurnberg.
The Paris Review #184 (2008)
‘The Art of Fiction No. 196’ by Suzannah Hunnewell.
Sight & Sound – March 2011
‘Remaining Days’ by Henry K Miller and ‘The Art of Letting Go’ by Nick James.
The Daily Telegraph Review – 28 February 2015
Cover story ‘Do You Feel These Emotions Too?’ by Gaby Wood. Also, a pre-publication excerpt from The Buried Giant.
Time Magazine – 9 March 2015
‘The Return of the King’ by Lev Grossman.
The Japan Times – November 2017
An article about winning the Nobel Prize and a repeat of an interview about Never Let Me Go. Both articles appear in the magazine in both English and Japanese and are also on the accompanying CD.
The Daily Telegraph Review – 27 February 2021
‘What’s The Plural Of Ishiguro?’ by Claire Allfree.
New York Times Magazine – 28 February 2021
Cover story ‘The Age of Ishiguro’ by Giles Harvey.
The Guardian – Saturday Magazine – 8 March 2025
3 page photo and interview feature about the 20th anniversary of Never Let Me Go. Also, a feature on the lasting impact of the novel.
