The Buried Giant

What matters more for a person: to uncover a painful truth or to remain within a saving illusion? To reclaim a forgotten past or to choose a peaceful yet lonely future? Which is better: a fragile, deceptive reconciliation or an honest, though bloody, war? Kazuo Ishiguro unfolds all of these dilemmas before us with great subtlety and patience. This novel offers no ready-made answers. After turning the last page, each of us must search for them in our own heart. They may prove piercing and sharp, like a cold wind in the mountains, or tender and aching, like the gaze of a loved one in perfect silence.