Never let me go / Kazuo Ishiguro ; with GCSE and A Level study guide by Geoff Barton.
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TextPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 2017Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Educational editionDescription: 360 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780571335770Subject(s): Women -- Fiction | Human cloning -- Fiction | Organ donors -- Fiction | Donation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Fiction | England -- FictionGenre/Form: Psychological fiction. | Young adult fiction. DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: In one of the most acclaimed and strange novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now 31, Never Let Me Go hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible and stimulating new educational edition is intended equally for those studying independently, with a personal tutor, or in class. The guide covers: the context of the novel and its author; detailed examination of themes, characters and structure; a close look the novel in the author's own words, and at different critical receptions; glossaries and test questions designed to prompt deeper thinking.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F ISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111067137230 |
Originally published: 2005.
Upper high school.
In one of the most acclaimed and strange novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now 31, Never Let Me Go hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible and stimulating new educational edition is intended equally for those studying independently, with a personal tutor, or in class. The guide covers: the context of the novel and its author; detailed examination of themes, characters and structure; a close look the novel in the author's own words, and at different critical receptions; glossaries and test questions designed to prompt deeper thinking.
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