The Buried Giant

By: Kazuo Ishiguro

Narrated by: David Horovitch

The extraordinary novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize­–winning The Remains of the Day.

The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.

The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards—some strange and other-worldly—but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.

Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since Never Let Me Go is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.

Excellently Read

A masterful writer coupled with a masterful reader. The story is poignant; allegorical without swerving into pedantry. Bravo!