When We Were Orphans: A Novel – Paperback

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When We Were Orphans: A NovelAuthor: Ishiguro, KazuoPublication Date: 10\/30\/2001Format: PaperbackA masterful novel from one of the most admired writers of our time.\nChristopher Banks, an English boy born in early-20th-century Shanghai, is orphaned at age nine when both his mother and father disappear under suspicious circumstances. He grows up to become a renowned detective, and more than 20 years later, returns to Shanghai to solve the mystery of the disappearances.\nWithin the layers of the narrative told in Christophers precise, slightly detached voice are revealed what he cant, or wont, see: that the simplest desiresa childs for his parents, a mans for understandingmay give rise to the most complicated truths.\nA feat of narrative skill and soaring imagination, When We Were Orphans is Kazuo Ishiguro at his brilliant best.\nPerformed by John Lee\n\n\n Nominated for the 2000 Booker Prize.\n