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    Audiobook10 hours

    When We Were Orphans

    Written by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Narrated by Michael Maloney

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    About this audiobook

    England, 1930s: Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, when he was a small boy.

    Moving between London and Shanghai of the interwar years, When We Were Orphans is a remarkable story of memory, intrigue and the need to return.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaber & Faber
    Release dateSep 18, 2014
    ISBN9780571322985
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    When We Were Orphans
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    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Kazuo Ishiguro nació en Nagasaki en 1954, pero se trasladó a Inglaterra en 1960. Es autor de ocho novelas –Pálida luz en las colinas (Premio Winifred Holtby), Un artista del mundo flotante (Premio Whitbread), Los restos del día (Premio Booker), Los inconsolables (Premio Cheltenham), Cuando fuimos huérfanos, Nunca me abandones (Premio Novela Europea Casino de Santiago), El gigante enterrado y Klara y el Sol– y un libro de relatos –Nocturnos–, obras extraordinarias que Anagrama ha publicado en castellano. En 2017 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura.

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    • 4/5
      Yet another heartbreaking story of love and loss from this most accomplished writer of subtle and understated fiction.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Book was interesting historically. The human story unusual but believable. As with the authors previous books there is an emotional thread that in the end verges on depression. But the protagonist is so English it’s the stiff upper lip approach. Recommend this book most questions are answered which makes the end very rewarding.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      My rating is about the audio recording. The reader is fine, much better than most, except for strange erratic speed changes. Even at regular speed sometimes it seems as if the recording is on a faster setting, like a horse in gallop. So I resort to 0.8x speed. However, that at other times feels too slow, like honey dripping off a spoon.

      Or is this a technical issue? Never had it on other audiobooks.

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    • 4/5
      An interesting book, written in a way that is as if a friend is retelling you a story captivating yet normal. An easy read which feels as if you have jumped back in time.