Fiction 
WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS
Kazuo Ishiguro (Penguin)
Here comes his first novel in five
years. We meet Christopher Banks, England's most celebrated
detective. He is able to solve all mysteries but one:
what happened to his parents in old Shangai when he was
a boy?
author of "The remains of the day" and "Unconsoled"
novel set in England in the 30's
the protagonist returns to Shangai
the protagonist investigates his parent's disappearance
the world lurches towards WW-II
themes: memory, loss, need to understand our past
adjectives: moving, long-awaited
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